14/04/1992

You are invited to participate in the next session of the Logic and Religion Webinar Series which will be held on April 14, 2022, at 4pm CET with the topic:

Theist and Atheist Arguments in Indian Philosophy

Speaker: Sachchidanand Mishra (Benares Hindu University, India) 

Chair: Agnieszka Rostalska (Ghent University, Belgium)

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Abstract: For a long time, philosophers have been proposing arguments to prove or to deny the existence of God. This attitude can be witnessed in western philosophy as well as in Indian Philosophy. In Indian philosophy, the theist arguments are put forward mainly by the Ny?ya Vai?e?ika school. Only a few arguments are proposed by the Yoga Philosophers. But if there is a debate between the theist and atheist, the onus is on the theist to prove God's existence. The atheist only has to show that the arguments are not capable of proving the existence of God conclusively. This is the dominant attitude in Indian Philosophy. The C?rv?ka, the Buddhists, the Jainas, the S??khyas, and even the M?m??sakas and the Ved?ntins have put forward atheist arguments to prove the incapability of the theist arguments in proving the existence of God. In this webinar, I would try to evaluate the arguments from both sides as presented by Indian philosophers.

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