Reason in an Uncertain World: Nyāya Philosophers on Argumentation and Living Well

by Malcolm Keating

While many people today might turn to ancient Sanskrit philosophers for meditation or yoga, probably few would turn to them for help with difficult contemporary problems, such as what counts as "fake news" or navigating Internet debates. Philosopher Malcolm Keating argues that, in fact, a group of premodern Indian philosophers known as "Nyāya" have important things to say about how we can distinguish truth from falsity and reason well together,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197634435
• ISBN13: 9780197634431
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"