Sabda: A Study of Bhartrhari's Philosophy of Language - Hardcover

Tandra Patnaik

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8124604088 ISBN 13: 9788124604083

Publisher: DK Print World, 2007

Synopsis

It is the first ever study of the 5th-century scholar, Bhartrihari'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, Bhartrihari 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, Bhartrihari has, 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 Bhartrihari'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 Bhartrihari'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. AUTHOR DETAILS: Growing from Dr. Patnaik's a-decade-long research on Bhartrihari'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 this title

Synopsis:

A reputed scholar of grammar, philosophy and Sanskrit, the author present Bhartrhari's analysis methodically, and significantly in contemporary philosophical idiom, with contectual focus on the view of modern Western philosophers: Ferge, Grice, Austin, Davidson, Searle, Strawson and the like.

About the Author:

A philosophy teacher of about 39 years long standing, and also author of four books and numerous research papers, Dr Patnaik is currently with the PG Department of Philosophy, Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. Her latest book released is the Sunya Purusa - Bauddha Vaisnavism of Orissa.

About this edition

• Publisher: DK Print World
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 8124604088
• ISBN 13: 9788124604083
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 228