Thesis
The philosophy of language in Gadādhara's Śaktivāda
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This thesis is a study of the theory of meaning developed by the seventeenth century Indian Naiyāyika philosopher Gadādhara Bhaṭṭācārya. It has four chapters and an appendix. In chapter 1, I highlight some of the problems about meaning and reference thematised by the Indian philosophical tradition during its 'classical' period (third century B.C.E. to seventh century C.E). The work of the earliest grammarians proved very influential We tend to associate the name of the grammarian Vyddi with ...
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- Publication date:
- 1993
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Source identifiers:
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602325030
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- td:602325030
- Deposit date:
- 2013-01-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Ganeri, Jonardon
- Copyright date:
- 1993
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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