Artha: meaning testimony and the theory of meaning in indian philosophical analysis
- New Delhi OUP 2011
- 258p.
A word has the power to stand for an object. And the capacity to understand words gives people the power to acquire knowledge. In this volume, Jonardon Ganeri examines theories of meaning or artha . He discusses approaches in different schools of thought-Grammarian, M m¢ṃsaka, Buddhist, and early and late Naiy¢yika- highlighting the relationship between linguistic meaning and testimony. Focusing primarily on the Navya-Ny¢ya school, he demonstrates that classical Indian theory of language can inform and be informed by contemporary philosophy.