Dear All,
I recently was pointed to the ancient Indian epistemology "*Nyaya
Sutra*". Going back to roots may be from the 6th century BC, it was
brought into a
widely accepted coherent textual form by the "Vatsyayana Commentary",
which became highly influential in Indian philosophy later.
The parts about the ways to acquire knowledge make some major
distinctions surprising close to CRMinf, as well as the attitude towards
reality, albeit much more comprehensive in purpose.
In a recent commentary and translation, the distinction of
"authoritative testimony" as a valid knowledge source distinct from
inference, (similar to "Belief Adoption in CRMinf) is described as not
being represented in European Philosophy up to very recently.
The reference I used is:
Vātsyāyana's Commentary on the Nyāya-sūtra: A Guide (OXFORD GUIDES TO
PHILOSOPHY SERIES)
by Matthew R. Dasti
<https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-R-Dasti/e/B0C75Q1LKK/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1>
(Author)
# Publisher : Oxford University Press
# Publication date : June 20, 2023
# Language : English
# Print length : 318 pages
# ISBN-10 : 0197625932
# ISBN-13 : 978-0197625934
I can recommend this as good reading!
All the best,
Martin
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