Ryūshin Sudō

Conflict between Scripture and Inference in Argumentation: A Comparison of Nyāya and Mādhva-Vedānta in Medieval India

Abstract This article compares the role assigned to scripture ( āgama ) and to inference ( anumāna ) in the argumentation theory of two medieval Indian traditions: the Nyāya school after Udayana, and the Dvaita-Vedānta school of Madhva and his commentator Jayatīrtha. It argues th...