{"product_id":"9789048142873","title":"Synthese Library: Western and Indian Philosophical Analysis of Understanding and Testimony","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSynthese Library\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWestern and Indian Philosophical Analysis of Understanding and Testimony\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matilal, Bimal K.; Chakrabarti, A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever before, in any anthology, have contemporary  epistemologists and philosophers of language come together to address  the single most neglected important issue at the confluence of these  two branches of philosophy, namely: Can we \u003cem\u003eknow\u003c\/em\u003e facts from  reliable reports? Besides Hume's subversive discussion of miracles and  the literature thereon, testimony has been bypassed by most Western  philosophers; whereas in classical Indian (Pramana) theories of  evidence and knowledge philosophical debates have raged for centuries  about the status of word-generated knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e  `Is the response \"I was told by an expert on the subject\" as  respectable as \"I saw\" or \"I inferred\" in answer to \"How do you  know?\"' is a question answered in diverse and subtle ways by  Buddhists, Vaisesikas and Naiyayikas. For the first time this  book makes available the riches of those debates, translating from  Sanskrit some contemporary Indian Pandits' reactions to Western  analytic accounts of meaning and knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e  For advanced undergraduates in philosophy, for researchers - in  Australia, Asia, Europe or America - on epistemology, theory of  meaning, Indian or comparative philosophy, as well as for specialists  interested in this relatively fresh topic of knowledge transmission  and epistemic dependence this book will be a feast.\u003cbr\u003e  After its publication analytic philosophy and Indian philosophy will  have no excuse for shunning each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2010-12-15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789048142873\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45416683765900,"sku":"9789048142873","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789048142873_6231d08c-808e-47ab-8ab5-b8ae4797de46.jpg?v=1768917865","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789048142873","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}