EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
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Question
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Prama
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Aprarna
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Both (A) and (B)
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nyaya treated it as theory of knowledge, and its scholars developed it as Pramana-sastras. Pramana, a Sanskrit word, literally is “means of knowledge". It encompasses one or more reliable and valid means by which human beings gain accurate, true knowledge.
Detailed explanation-2: -Theory of knowledge: Prama and Aprama According to Nyaya, knowledge reveals both the subject and the object which are quite distinct from itself. Knowledge may be valid or invalid. Valid knowledge is called Prama and, is defined as the right apprehension of an object. Non – Valid knowledge is known as Aprama.
Detailed explanation-3: -The four pramāṇas are perception, inference, analogical reasoning, and testimony. We will discuss them in order. Then, we will consider Nyāya’s theory of knowledge in general. This sūtra provides four conditions which must be met for cognition to be perceptual.