Indian Schools of Philosophy

Indian philosophy is categorised into two groups on the basis of their acceptance of the authority of Vedas.

  • The Orthodox school (Nyaya, Vaiseshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa (Purva-Mimamsa), and Vedanta (Uttar-Mimamsa)) accepts the authority of Vedas whereas the Unorthodox school (Jainism, Buddhism and Charvakas) rejects it.

Orthodox school of Philosophy includes –

Nyaya

  1. The founder of this philosophy is Gautama or Akspada.
  2. It holds that there are four valid means of knowledge, i.e. perception (pratyaksha), inference (anumana), comparison (upamana), and verbal testimony (shabda).
  3. Nyaya holds that the self is an individual substance, eternal and all pervading.
  4. The ultimate aim of Nyaya ....

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