[INDOLOGY] Pūrva-pakṣa

[Dan Lusthaus]

Pūrvapakṣa is the opponent’s position — their objections to one’s own position or their position(s) that precipitates the debate. The refutation and victorious defeat of the opponent’s argument is called uttarapakṣa.
Dan

> On Jan 4, 2023, at 7:50 AM, Nagaraj Paturi via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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> Yes, your understanding is correct, Prof. Howard Resnick. 
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> Shaastraartha or Vaakyaartha or Vaada may represent the argumentative approach from both sides in a better way. 
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> On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 6:04 PM Howard Resnick <hr at ivs.edu <mailto:hr at ivs.edu>> wrote:
> Dear Scholars,
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> Some friends of mine plan to publish a journal on Vaiṣṇava polemics and apologetics, both internal and external, and they want to name the journal Pūrva-pakṣa, which MW renders as "the first objection to an assertion in any discussion, the prima facie view or argument in any question.”
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> Since these scholars want to refute, or at least problematize, philosophical and theological objections to their own traditional doctrines, I thought the title inappropriate. My view has been that pūrva-pakṣa simply refers to a view or argument that one hopes to refute. It does not refer both to the opposing view, and also to one’s refutation of that view.
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> Have I understood this correctly?
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> Many thanks,
> Howard
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