Character of Logic in India

Bimal Krishna Matilal was the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics, and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Jonardon Ganeri is Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nottingham, and Matilal Lecturer in Indian Philosophy, King's College London. Heeraman Tiwari earned his Ph.D. at Oxford and is a research analyst and broadcaster for the BBC Hindi World Service in London.

"It is a lucid presentation on a most difficult topic. Only a great scholar and teacher like Matilal could have produced such a book. It covers a large field with ease and grace." — J. N. Mohanty, Emory University"This book is a kind of scholarly and personal testament to an important and influential author, who was one of the exemplary mediators between Indian and Western thought in the twentieth century. Matilal was equally committed to the rational and methodological traditions of Indian thought and to the analytical standards of modern Western thought, and his combination of expertise in both areas was unique. The Character of Logic in India shows great pedagogical skills and makes concepts and problems which are not very familiar to most Western readers as transparent and clear as possible." — Wilhelm Halbfass, University of Pennsylvania

• Editors' Foreword1. Introducing Indian Logic2. Debates and Directives3. Tricks and Checks in Debate4. Dinnaga: A New Era in Logical Thinking5. Dharmakirti and the Problem of Induction in India6. The Jaina Contribution to Logic7. Navya-Nyaya: Technical Developments in the New School since 1300 ADPhilosophers DiscussedBibliographyIndex