The Four Conditions of Perception

Gautama's treatment of perception is directed against the Buddhists in ways brought out and made explicit by commentators. He manages to fend off the Buddhist claim that all perception of objects involves inference. Gautama also gives us a whole theory of how inferences work, as with illusions. And he has plenty to say about what is wrong when inferences go wrong. You can't go wrong! Join us next time on the history of philosophy in India at 8pm tonight (9pm tomorrow night).