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Item Code: IDD233by Tandra PatnaikHardcover (Edition: 2007)D. K. Printworld (P) Ltd. ISBN 8124604088 Language: English Size: 8.8" X 5.7" Pages: 193 Weight of the Book: 540 gms |
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times since 2nd Feb, 2013It is the first ever study of the 5th-century scholar, Bhartrhari's Vakyapadiya in an altogether modern: the post-Fregean, perspective on the Philosophy of Language. A uniquely original thinker in India's splendid grammarians' tradition, Bartrhari overreached the limits of language analysis set by his predecessors, like Panini and Patanjali, constructing, as he did, a brilliant philosophy of language that sought to spell out, among other aspects, the subtle distinctions between the 'knowable' and the 'sayable', between 'what is said' and 'what is meant', between the semantics of 'everyday speech' and 'literary discourse'. Sadly, Bhartrharihas, through the centuries, suffered neglect, largely because the Grammarian School never figured in the six major systems of traditional Indian philosophy.
For the first time, this monograph tries to reinterpret Bhartrhari's position - 'as a philosopher', emphasizing the high relevance of his Vakyapadiya to modern Western thought. A reputed scholar of grammar, philosophy and Sanskrit studies, the author presents Bhartrhari's analyses of language methodically, unbiasedly. And, significantly in contemporary philosophical idiom - with contextual focus on the views of modern Western philosophers: Frege, Wittgenstein, Grice, Austin, Davidson, Searle, Strawson and the like. Also offered here is a lucid exposition of the Sphota Theory.
Growing from Dr. Patnaik's a decade-long research on Bhartrhari's philosophy, the volume highlights not only ancient Indian contribution to the study of language, but the interconnectedness among its indigenous approaches to linguistics, philosophy, logic, and aesthetics as well.
About the Author:
Tandra Patnaik, who distinguished herself with Utkal University's top positions at the B.A. (Hons) and M.A. level examinations, combines in her the scholarship of a grammarian, a Sanskritist and a philosopher. Which have given her the essential interdisciplinary orientation to reinterpret Bhartrhari in terms of the recent developments in the Philosophy of Language. Her doctoral dissertation on "James' Concetp of Meaning" (1982) was spoken of very highly by Sri P.F. Strawson (of Oxford) who also happened to be her Ph.D. examiner.
A philosophy teacher of about 25 year long standing, and also author of three books and numerous research papers, Dr. Patnaik is currently with the P.G. Department of Philosophy, Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, India.
| Foreward by D.P. Pattanayak | vii | |
| Preface | ix | |
| Abbreviations | xvii | |
| 1. | PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE: ITS SCOPE AND LIMITS The Linguistic Turn The Indian Viewpoint Does Sabda Pramana mean Scriptural Authority? Bhartrhari: The New Way of Looking at Language Metaphysics and Language Metaphysics and Mysticism | 1 |
| 2. | SABDADVAITAVADA: THE METAPHYSICS OF LANGUAGE Sabda-Brahman: Its Implications Problems of Linguistic Monism (a) Word and Consciousness (b) Word and Concept (c) Word Universal and Object Universal The Notion of Change and Time Bhartrhari's Monism and Its Logical Conclusions Logical Atonism and Holism | 21 |
| 3. | THE SPHOTA THEORY OF LANGUAGE Language Analysis and Metaphysics Sphota: Its Meaning and Implications Bhartrhari on Speaker's Communication of Meaning Hearer's Understanding and Pratibha Wittgenstein on Understanding | 41 |
| 4. | THE WORD AND THE MEANING Nature of the Relationship What does the Word Mean? Some Western Theories (a) Essentialism (i) Referential Theories (ii) Ideational Theories (b) Non-Essentialism Bhartrhari on Different Layers of Meaning (a) Primary and Metaphorical Meaning (b) Literal Sense and Contextural Meaning Bhartrhari and Wittgenstein on Diversities of Meaning | 63 |
| 5. | LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION Formalism versus Communication-Intention Theroy Bhartrhari on Language (a) Structural and Functional Components of Utterance (b) Language Beyond Utterance (c) Intention and Convention Language as a Function: Wittgenstein, Grice, Austin and Searle Bhartrhari and Searle on Linguistic Communication | 87 |
| 6. | THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE Nature of the Problem Bhartrhari on Thought and Language Frege and Davidson on Thought and Language Truth and Belief: The Indian Perspective Search for the Ultimate Ground of Communication | 107 |
| 7. | THE WORD AND THE WORLD Semantics and Ontology The Buddhist (Dinnaga's) Viewpoint Bhartrhari and Dinnaga on Word-World Relation Linguistic Phenomenalism: An Assessment | 123 |
| 8. | WORD-MEANING AND SENTENCE-MEANING Sentence-Holism versus Word-Atomism Bhartrhari's Argument for Sentence-Holism Two Opposing Modern Views on the Problem | 139 |
| 9. | THE KNOWABLE AND THE SAYABLE Bhartrhari on What can be Said Some Modern Views on the Problem Bhartrhari on the Limiting Concepts of Knowability and Sayability (a) Yogyata (b) Pratibha Wittgenstein on the Limits of Sayabiligy | 153 |
| Glossary of Sanskrit Terms | 165 | |
| Selected Bibliography | 169 | |
| Index | 175 | |
