In regard to the import of a proposition which the logic of Europe calls a universal affirmative, such as " all men are mortal," the Naiyayika would say that there is pervadedness (vyapti) of humanity by mortality ; — and he would state the proposition... Lectures on the Nyáya Philosophy Embracing the Text of the Tarka-sangraha - Page 24 by James Robert Ballantyne - 1849 - 59 pages Full view -
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