EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
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Jiva
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Soul
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Sense organs
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -f. Shabda Pramana (Word or Verbal Testimony): This is gained through verbal testimony. A lot of knowledge that we gain about the world is through verbal testimony, texts, symbols, or words. It is either uttered or written.
Detailed explanation-2: -pramana, (Sanskrit: “measure”) in Indian philosophy, the means by which one obtains accurate and valid knowledge (prama, pramiti) about the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pratyaksha Pramana is of two types: Direct Perception: It the knowledge takes place through our sensory organ directly. Example: nose (smell), skin (touch), eyes (see), ears (sound), tongue (taste).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Naiyayikas (the Nyaya scholars) accepted four valid means (pramaṇa) of obtaining valid knowledge (pramana)-perception (pratyakṣa), inference (anumāna), comparison (upamāna) and word/testimony of reliable sources (śabda).