GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Philosophy (XH-C4) Video Course Lecture: Hetvabhasa: Causes, Differences & Types (28 mins) | Lecture 41 of 301

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Topics Covered

  • Classical Indian Philosophy » Nyaya
  • Classical and Modern Western Philosophy » Symbolic Logic

Details

  • Understanding Hetvabhasa
  • The cause behind hetvabhasa: it occurs when the hetu or the lines appears to be the reason but is not a valid reason
  • Difference between material fallacies and formal fallacies
  • Understanding the 1st kind of a-siddha hetvabhasa: fallacy of unproved middle term

It is further divided into 3 kinds;

  • Ashray asiddha: Minor term is not real
  • Svarup asiddha: Middle term cannot be presented in the minor
  • Vyap-vyatv asiddha: Vyapti is conditional

References: A critical Survey of Indian Philosophy by CD Sharma, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy by Chatterjee & Datta