An Investigation on the Epistemological thought of Nyāya in View of Intellectualism

Abstract

Nyaya of Classical Indian philosophy advocates the development of intellect and mind. It is consistent with Western intellectualism originated
from ancient Greek philosophy and eloped toward cognitive psychology. The aim of this article is to affirm that intellectual attitude exists in Indian
philosophy and presents the epistemological thought of Nyaya through reconstruction the models of cognitive structures. As a result, the Nyaya’s
cognitive structures are composed of four models which includes cognitive perception, cognitive inference, cognitive comparison, and cognitive importance of testimony. Furthermore, the four models of cognitive structures are interacted significantly with development of human being, and morality.