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Podcast: New Books in Indian Religions
Episode: Matthew R. Dasti, "Vatsyayana's Commentary on the Nyaya-Sutra: A Guide" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Description: InĀ VatsyÄyÄna's Commentary on the NyÄya-SÅ«tra: A GuideĀ (Oxford University Press, 2023), Matthew Dasti unpacks a canonical classical Indian text, theĀ NyÄyabhÄį¹£ya, while simultaneously demonstrating its relevance to contemporary philosphy. The commentary, the earliest extant on theĀ NyayasÅ«tra, ranges over topics in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, dialectics, and value theory. Dasti's guide includes his own translations of selections of the text and engagement with select interpretive controversies, such as a focused treatment of VatsyÄyÄna's approach to logic in an appendix. Another appendix includes a reading plan and survey of relevant scholarship for...