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Questions about Indian logic

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What is Indian logic and how old is it?

Indian logic is one of three original traditions of logical inquiry developed independently in human history, alongside Greek and Chinese logic. Its origins trace to the anviksiki school founded by Medhatithi Gautama around the 6th century BCE, making it approximately 2,500 years old. The tradition continued developing into the modern era through the Navya-Nyaya school.

Who founded the Nyaya school of Indian logic?

Gotama founded the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy and composed the Nyaya Sutras around the 2nd century CE. The school identified four valid sources of knowledge: perception, inference, comparison, and testimony. Its methodology was subsequently adopted by most other Indian philosophical schools.

What is the Navya-Nyaya school and who founded it?

Navya-Nyaya, or Neo-Logical philosophy, was founded in the 13th century CE by Gangesha Upadhyaya of Mithila. His central work, the Tattvacintamani, covered logic, set theory, and epistemology. The school developed theories anticipating aspects of modern set theory and Gottlob Frege's distinction between the sense and reference of proper names.

How did Indian logic influence George Boole and Augustus De Morgan?

George Boole (1815-1864) and Augustus De Morgan (1806-1871) made their pioneering applications of algebraic ideas to logic during a period when British scholars were actively studying Indian logic. Mary Everest Boole confirmed the Indian influence on Boole in her 1901 open letter titled "Indian Thought and Western Science in the Nineteenth Century." De Morgan himself wrote in 1860 that Sanskrit and Greek speakers were the two peoples who had independently formed systems of logic.

What are the three main doctrines of Jain logic?

Jain logic rests on three doctrines: anekantavada, the theory of relative pluralism or manifoldness; syadvada, the theory of conditioned predication; and nayavada, the theory of partial standpoints. Jain logic flourished from the 6th century BCE to the 17th century CE.

Who was Akalanka and what was his contribution to Indian logic?

Akalanka was an 8th-century CE Jain logician whose Sanskrit works are regarded as landmarks in Indian logic. He has been called the "Master of Jain logic." His writings contributed to the broader Jain logical tradition that spanned from the 6th century BCE to the 17th century CE.