Logic & Philosophy of Science
Catuskoti (the tetralemma)
c. 150-250 CENagarjunaMadhyamaka textsPan-Indian / unspecified
150 CE
A four-cornered logic (is; is-not; both; neither) used to analyse propositions.
- Dated
- 150–250 CE
- As scholars put it
- c. 150-250 CE
- Originator
- Nagarjuna
- Source text
- Madhyamaka texts
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Logic & Philosophy of Science
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Compared to multi-valued and paraconsistent logics.
Fair to say
Whether it influenced Greek scepticism is debated.
Path to modern innovation
Of interest to non-classical logic.
Transmission
Debated influence on Greek Pyrrhonism.
References
- 1Madhyamaka
- 2B. K. Matilal
Further reading
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