[INDOLOGY] ODP: Direct Realism of Nyāya

[Lubomír Ondračka]

Ganeri's lecture series mentioned by Alex is available here (MP3, 
handouts, slides):

https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/john-locke-lectures

He talked on the distinction between naive and direct realism mainly in 
the first lecture.

L.



On 14/06/2024 13:14, Lee Ling Ting via INDOLOGY wrote:
> Dear Alex, Olena, and Matthew,
>
> Thank you so much for the information.
> They are all very helpful.
> I will check out the articles/books mentioned.
>
> Alex, is there anywhere to have access to Ganeri's lecture notes or 
> videos where I can find his discussion on the distinction between 
> direct realism and naive realism?
>
>
> Best,
> Lee Ling
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM Alex Watson 
> <alex.watson at ashoka.edu.in> wrote:
>
>     Dear Lee Ling
>
>     Did you have a definition of direct realism in mind?
>
>     If you're interested in Nyāya sources in particular, and not
>     Mīmāṃsā sources, you could start by looking at the earliest
>     commentaries on Nyāyasūtra 1.1.4.  The sūtra itself admits of too
>     many interpretations to be decisive.
>
>     Thanks to Professor Łucyszyna for mentioning Watson & Kataoka
>     (2010): it is available on my academia.edu <http://academia.edu> page:
>     https://ashokauniversity.academia.edu/AlexWatson
>
>     By the way, Jonardon Ganeri's recent John Locke lectures
>     distinguish, as some but not all contemporary philosophers of
>     perception do, between direct realism and naive realism.  He
>     argues that early Nyāya should properly be seen as naive realist,
>     not direct realist; and that Matilal was wrong to depict it as
>     mere direct realism.
>
>     Best
>     Alex
>
>     On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 12:07 PM Ołena Łucyszyna via INDOLOGY
>     <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>         Dear Lee Ling,
>         the /nirākāra-(jñāna-)vāda/ (advocated by the Naiyāyikas, the
>         Mīmāṃsakas, the Jainas, and the Vaibhāṣika Buddhists) can be
>         called direct realism. The earliest text that formulates
>         the/ nirākāra /standpoint and sparks the
>         /nirākāra/—/sākāra/ debate is probably Śabara’s
>         /Śābarabhāṣya/ (to be more precise, the Vṛttikāra’s commentary
>         cited by Śabara in/ Śābarabhāṣya/ I, 1, 5). Śabara’s
>         commentator Kumārila Bhaṭṭa presents well-developed
>         argumentation for the /nirākāra-vāda /in his /Ślokavārttika
>         /(V, 4, the /Śūnyavāda /section). These two sources belong to
>         Mīmāṃsā. The Nyāya source advocating the /nirākāra-vāda/ I am
>         familiar with is Bhaṭṭa Jayanta’s /Nyāyamañjarī. / For Bhaṭṭa
>         Jayanta’s defence of the /nirākāra-vāda/, see
>         Kataoka, K. (2003). Critical edition of the
>         /Vijñānādvaitavāda/ section of Bhaṭṭa Jayanta’s
>         /Nyāyamañjarī/.
>         https://www2.lit.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~kkataoka/Kataoka/NMvijR.pdf.
>         Watson, A., & Kataoka, K. (2010). Bhaṭṭa Jayanta’s refutation
>         of the Yogācāra Buddhist doctrine of Vijñānavāda: Annotated
>         translation and analysis. /South Asian Classical Studies/,
>         /5/, 285–352.
>         This is one of many valuable publications I can recommend:
>         Sinha, J. (1938). /Indian realism/. Kegan Paul, Trench,
>         Trübner & Co.
>         The /nirākāra-vāda/ can be called direct realism, but the
>         /sākāra-vāda/ has no correspondence in Western philosophy. The
>         /sākāra-vāda /encompasses two very different theories:
>         indirect realism (representationalism) and phenomenalism.
>         With best regards,
>         Olena
>         -- 
>         Ołena Łucyszyna, Dr. habil., Professor of the Institute
>         <http://www.iksiopan.pl/index.php/en/structure/research-staff/867-olena-lucyszyna-phd-dr-habil>
>         of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures
>         Polish Academy of Sciences
>         Nowy Świat 72
>         00-330 Warsaw
>         ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6972-649X
>
>
>
>
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>         *Temat:* [INDOLOGY] Direct Realism of Nyāya
>         Dear members of the list,
>
>         Greetings!
>         I have a question to ask.
>         What are some of the earliest Nyāya sources that /explicitly
>         /spell out//that Naiyāyikas uphold direct realism (not just
>         realism)? I'd appreciate it if you could point me in the right
>         direction.
>         Thank you!
>
>         Best regards,
>         Lee Ling
>
>
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