A traditional buddhist view is that, in addition to. These models developed in india during the 5th through 7th centuries. It contains, first of all, a doctrine on the forms of syllogism and for that reason alone deserves the name of logic. But the question of the origins of logic as a formal discipline is of special interest to the historian of physics since it represents a turning inward to examine the very nature of reasoning and the relationship between thought and reality. Theodor stcherbatsky 18661942 web publication by mountain man graphics, australia. As if that wasnt a subject broad, vast and hard enough, the author comparatively describes all the most important philosophical systems of indian classic period, and goes in depth to describe and. A study of four logical alternatives catuskoti in buddhist logic in this paper i shall consider several interconnected issues centering around the four logical alternatives catuskoti in buddhist logic which, it seems to me, involve. Under buddhist logic we understand a system of logic and epistemology created in india in the viviith century a. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Stcherbatsky, used such terms as indian logic and buddhist logic when their intention was to write about the theory of pramanas or accredited means of knowing in. Stcherbatsky was the first scholar who disclosed to the modern world the depths of buddhist philosophy, defined main phases of its historical development in india. Buddhism is often called logical, although whether it really is logical may not be immediately evident. But those who developed plurivalent logic were entirely unaware of any buddhist connections. Syllogistic logic, laws of noncontradiction and excluded middle, modal logic.
The scope of comparison is limited in the theory of inference by. Buddhist logic reveals itself as the culminating point of a long course of indian philosophic history. Bharadwaja rationality, argumentation and embarrassment. The early buddhist affirmation of self atman in the. This paper is a preliminary inquiry into the main difference between buddhist logic and western logic. Buddhist logicians think of inference as an instrument of knowledge pramana and, thus. The early buddhist affirmation of self atman in the logic. Head, department of sanskrit, buddhist and pali university of sri lanka homagama, sri lanka. The place of buddhist logic in the history of indian philo sophy. Stcherbatskywas a russian indologist who, in large part, was responsible for laying the foundations in the western world for the scholarly study of buddhidt and buddhist philosophy.
Theodore stcherbatsky author of buddhist logic, 2 vols. Please note we are accepting orders but please expect delays due to the impact of. In the structuredtime interpretation of quantum mechanics, such a quasi truthfunctional logic is related to the postulates of formal quantum mechanics. T here is, of course, much more to be said about all these matters. Buddhist logic paperback june 1, 1962 by theodore stcherbatsky author 5. Internet archive buddhist logic, the categorical nomenclature modern western discourse has extended to buddhadharma traditions of hetuvidya sanskrit and pramanavada sanskrit, which arose circa 500 ce, is a particular development, application and lineage of continuity of indian logic, from. The logic of buddhist philosophy goes beyond simple. The nature of buddhist logic1 shoryu katsura ryukoku university preface back in the early 1970s when i was a graduate student at the university of toronto, i was living in a small boysonly dormitory called massey college on the campus. Zheng weihong research institute of chinese classics fudan university shanghai, china abstract. Buddhist logicoepistemology or buddhist logic, buddhist epistemology is used in western scholarship to refer to buddhist traditions of prama. Stcherbatsky the place of buddhist logic in the history of indian philo sophy. Logic in buddhist philosophy concerns the systematic study of anumana.
It is important for the reason that in traditional indian culture, where buddhism was engendered, knowledge was structured in different ways. Buddhist logic volume 2 paperback january 1, 1962 by th stcherbatsky author 5. Publication date 1930 topics ignca collection digitallibraryindia. Hetuvidy translates as the knowledge or science of reasoning, but often denotes buddhist logic henceforth i will refer to. To summarise, the logic of the empirical world may well be. Stcherbatsky in two volumes volume ii dover publications, inc. The field of logic may be conceptualized as branching into two traditions the aristotelian tradition which modern logic traces its origins to, and a dialectic tradition which buddhist logic and hegelian dialectics trace their origins to. The problem of major premise in buddhist logic tang mingjun the institute of philosophy shanghai academy of social sciences shanghai, p. Although professor katsuras research is focused on buddhist logic and epistemology namely, philological and philosophical studies of buddhist logicians, such as dign ga and dharmak rti, his expertise extends over a wide range of buddhist studies including the study of mah y na. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. In the 8th century and later in the 11 th and the 12th centuries, a great number of works on buddhist logic, written by indian logicians were translated into tibetan. Petersburg university in tsarist times, stcherbatsky was elected to the academy of sciences of the soviet union in 1918.
There is still a fashionable misunderstanding among scholars both in china and abroad. In his book buddhists logic volume i stcherbatsky is addressing a system of logic and epistemology knowledge based study realized by the gotama buddha. Stcherbatsky, was a russian indologist who, in large part, was responsible for laying the foundations in the western world for the scholarly study of buddhism and buddhist philosophy. Buddhist causality and compassion religious studies. The early buddhist texts show that the historical buddha was familiar with. Computational intelligence engineering of hybrid systems reprint, computer test questions and answers, and many other ebooks. Origin and development of indian logic and buddhist logic. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This book will server as a guide to beginners as well as the practi. Buddhist logicoepistemology is a term used in western scholarship for prama. Indian works on buddhist logic translated into nbetan it is wellknown that the basic literature of tibet is the translation of the indian texts. Indian logic is one of the three major traditions of logic dating back to 6th century bce fathi, 20. The time has come to reconsider the subject of buddhist logic in its historical connections.
Steikellner and a number of excellent japanese scholars and some others realised the importance of tibetan commentaries and. In the 8th century and later in the 11 th and the 12th centuries, a great number of works on buddhist logic, written by. Buddhist logic in republican china eyal aviv assistant professor, department of religion, george washington university abstract the rediscovery of buddhist logic skt. Theodore stcherbatsky is the author of buddhist logic, 2 vols 4. Its birth, its growth and its decline run parallel with the birth, the growth and the decline of indian civilisation. A study of four logical alternatives catuskoti in buddhist logic in this paper i shall consider several interconnected issues centering around the four logical alternatives catuskoti in buddhist logic which, it. New york new york published in the united kingdom by constable and company limited, 10 orange street, london w. Ti quadruple 2 input positivenand gates,alldatasheet, datasheet, datasheet search. A wellreasoned dharma journal of chinese buddhist studies. I say this with authority, since i was one of them. Jul 29, 2019 stcherbatsky the place of buddhist logic in the history of indian philo sophy.
Introduction the problem of empty termsexpressions which are meaningful but do not refer to anything realis one of the focal issues in analytic philosophy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The development of indian logic it is very difficult to give satisfactory chronological accounts of the rise and growth of indian logic for the reason that the texts, which the science of logic or various logical terms. The basis for the traditional logic that dominated until the early 20th century. Those ways didnt coincide with the structure of knowledge which was widespread in the cultures of the west. The jains had a related but different logic called the logic of syadavada perhapsism, based on the idea of anekantavada noonepointofviewism. The very insufficiently known buddhist logical literature which prepared their creation and the enormous literature of commentaries which followed it in all northern buddhist countries must be referred to the same class of writings. The early buddhist affirmation of self atman in the logic, parables ano imagery of the pali nikayas a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in religious studies in the university of canterbury by a. The present paper will explore how dignaga, the founder of buddhist logic, deals with the issue of empty subject terms, and it will do so by analysis of his original works. Once again, the strange claims of our buddhist philosophers fall into precise mathematical place. The early buddhist texts show that the historical buddha was. Buddhist logic, the categorical nomenclature modern western discourse has extended to buddhadharma traditions of hetuvidya sanskrit and pramanavada sanskrit, which arose circa 500ce, is a particular development, application and lineage of continuity of indian logic, from which it seceded.