Elements of Materialism in the Nyaya and Vaisesika Philosophy
V. Brodov Elements of Materialism in the Nyaya Philosophy The Nyaya (Sanskr. “rule”, “substantiation”, “method”, “logical inference”, “introduction to a subject”, “deduction”, “logic in general”) is a philosophical system or school that took shape approximately at the end of the 1st century C. E. Gotama (c. 3rd century B. C.) is regarded as the originator…