Karl H Potter - Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies-Vol 5 - The Philosophy of the Grammarians (624p) [Anomolous].pdf

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Karl H Potter - Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies-Vol 5 - The Philosophy of the Grammarians (624p) [Anomolous].pdf

Hardcover: 609 pages
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass; New edition edition (May 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 8120804260
ISBN-13: 978-8120804265

This volume of the Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies is devoted to the Philosophy of the Grammarians. The introductory essay summarizes the main philosophical ideas contained in the grammatical works. The summaries of the main sources that follow concentrate on the philosophical ideas contained therein, so that philosophers who are unable to read the original Sanskrit can get an idea of the positions taken and arguments offered. Covered in this text are chapters on Metaphysics, Epistemology, Word-meaning and Sentence meaning, Accounts of Vedic literature like Yaska`s Nirukta, Panini`s Astadhyayi, Patanjali`s Mahabhasya and 80 other accounts. An exhaustive bibliography of original and secondary writings on the philosophy of grammar is included. Cumulative Index is also given. Bhartrhari, Mandanamisra, Kondabhatta and Nagesa have been dealt with at length.

The tradition of the grammarians is often neglected in Indian philosophy. The grammarians show quite well how deeply linguistics and philosophy was tackled by Indian scholars centuries ago, illustrating the incredible advanced state of Indian philosophical and ontological knowledge compared to other parts of the world. The influence of the grammarians on the other branches of Indian philosophy cannot be over-emphasized. The name of "grammarian" is misleading because it goes farther than that, Indian linguists had an impressively good knowledge of language, both in syntax and semantics, maybe even better than linguists think to have nowadays.