Navya-Nyāya theories of language
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Navya-Nyāya theories of language are a highly technical, later development of the Nyāya school that analyze meaning, reference, and inference through an intricate logical and semantic framework.
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| Navya-Nyāya theories of language canonical | 1 |
| The Navya-Nyāya Doctrine of Negation | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navya-Nyāya theories of language Context triple: [Bhartṛhari’s school of sphoṭa theory, influenced, Navya-Nyāya theories of language]
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The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary language.
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Bhartṛhari’s school of sphoṭa theory
Bhartṛhari’s school of sphoṭa theory is a classical Indian linguistic-philosophical tradition that holds that meaning is grasped through an indivisible, holistic burst of language rather than through discrete words or sounds.
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Studies in the Way of Words
Studies in the Way of Words is a landmark collection of essays by philosopher H. P. Grice that develops his influential theories of meaning, implicature, and conversational maxims in the philosophy of language.
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Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics
Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics is a foundational textbook by Sir John Lyons that systematically presents the core concepts and methods of modern linguistic theory.
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“Language and Philosophy”
“Language and Philosophy” is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Max Black that explores the relationships between linguistic analysis and key problems in philosophy.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navya-Nyāya theories of language Target entity description: Navya-Nyāya theories of language are a highly technical, later development of the Nyāya school that analyze meaning, reference, and inference through an intricate logical and semantic framework.
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A.
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary language.
-
B.
Bhartṛhari’s school of sphoṭa theory
Bhartṛhari’s school of sphoṭa theory is a classical Indian linguistic-philosophical tradition that holds that meaning is grasped through an indivisible, holistic burst of language rather than through discrete words or sounds.
-
C.
Studies in the Way of Words
Studies in the Way of Words is a landmark collection of essays by philosopher H. P. Grice that develops his influential theories of meaning, implicature, and conversational maxims in the philosophy of language.
-
D.
Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics
Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics is a foundational textbook by Sir John Lyons that systematically presents the core concepts and methods of modern linguistic theory.
-
E.
“Language and Philosophy”
“Language and Philosophy” is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Max Black that explores the relationships between linguistic analysis and key problems in philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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