Navya-Nyaya
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Navya-Nyaya, meaning "New Nyaya," is a significant school of Indian philosophy that emerged in Bengal around the 11th century CE. It is a development of the older Nyaya system, which is one of the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy. Navya-Nyaya is particularly known for its profound contributions to logic and epistemology, focusing on the precise analysis of knowledge and the means by which it is acquired.1
The school's founder is considered to be Gangesha Upadhyaya (13th century), whose work, the Tattvachintamani, is a foundational text. Navya-Nyaya developed a sophisticated technical vocabulary and logical framework to define terms and concepts with great precision. This analytical approach influenced not only philosophy but also fields like law, poetics, and ritualistic studies. The system's ultimate goal, like other Nyaya schools, is liberation from suffering through right knowledge.21
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…founder of the school of Navya-Nyaya (“New Nyaya”), with an exclusive emphasis on the pramanas, was Gangesha Upadhyaya (13th century), whose Tattvachintamani (“The Jewel of Thought on the Nature of Things”) is the basic text for all later developments. The logicians of this school were primarily interested in defining their…
Read More…founder of the school of Navya-Nyaya (“New Nyaya”), with an exclusive emphasis on the pramanas, was Gangesha Upadhyaya (13th century), whose Tattvachintamani (“The Jewel of Thought on the Nature of Things”) is the basic text for all later developments. The logicians of this school were primarily interested in defining their…
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