Anviksiki
Ānvīkṣikī is a term in
It is interesting to observe that when the part of Ānvīkṣikī dealing with the theory of reasons developed into logic, the term Ānvīkṣikī began to be used to denote in this exclusive sense also. For example,
Teachers of Ānvīkṣikī
There are a few great teachers who wrote about and taught the doctrines of Ānvīkṣikī in the earliest sense of the term, that is, as a study of both philosophy and logic. Charvaka (c. 650 BCE), known for his materialistic doctrine, Kapila (c. 650–575 BCE), known for his doctrine of matter and soul, Dattatreya (c. 650 BCE), known for his parable of a tree, Punarvasu Atreya (c. 550 BCE), known for his dissertation on senses, Sulabha (c. 550 BCE), a lady ascetic known for canons of speech, Ashtavakra (c. 550–500 BCE) known as a violent debater, and Medhatithi Gautama (c. 550 BCE), known as the founder of Indian logic, are some of these great teachers. [4]
References
- ^ a b c d Satischandra Vidyabhusana (1920). A History of Indian Logic. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 5.
- ^ a b Satischandra Vidyabhusana (1920). A History of Indian Logic. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 6.
- ^ Satischandra Vidyabhusana (1920). A History of Indian Logic. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 7.
- ^ Satischandra Vidyabhusana (1920). A History of Indian Logic. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 9–21.