HPI 48 - Taking Perspective - the Jain Theory of Standpoints
History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China
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Jains' Critique of One-Sided Theories and Analysis of Language
The Jains engage in a public dispute against a Buddhist and discuss the fifth and sixth standpoints of their sevenfold list of sandpoints, focusing on analyzing language and cautioning against indiscriminate application of grammar as a guide to reality.
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