There is Something Wrong with Raw Perception, After All: Vyāsatīrtha’s Refutation of Nirvikalpaka-Pratyakṣa
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DOI: 10.1007/s10781-020-09420-7
Abstract: This paper analyzes the incisive counter-arguments against Gaṅgeśa’s defense of non-conceptual perception (nirvikalpakapratyakṣa) offered by the Dvaita Vedānta scholar Vyāsatīrtha (sixteenth century) in his Destructive Dance of Dialectic (Tarkatāṇḍava). The details of Vyāsatīrtha’s arguments have… read more here.
Keywords: conceptual perception; something wrong; sat rtha; perception ... See more keywords
Mapping content: why cognitive maps are non-conceptual mental states
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-025-04922-x
Abstract: Cognitive maps play a crucial role in mammalian navigation. They provide the organism with information about its own location and the locations of landmarks within known environments. Cognitive maps have yet to receive ample attention… read more here.
Keywords: non conceptual; conceptual mental; mental states; mapping content ... See more keywords