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HPI 21 - Innocent Until Proven Guilty - Mimamsa on Knowledge and Language

History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

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The Skeptic's Argument for Sensation

In ancient India, sensation is a pramana, a source of knowledge or justification. The skeptic will have an easy time casting doubt on this particular pramana in the Meemamsa-sutra. In normal conditions, we should not bother fretting about the possible falsehood of our cognitions, says Ravi Agrawal. If we demand some sort of confirmation for every one of our Cognitions, then regress looms, he writes.

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