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The Influence of Indian Philosophy of Language on Western Thought

Description: This quiz assesses your understanding of the influence of Indian philosophy of language on Western thought.
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Which Indian philosopher is considered to be the father of modern linguistics?

  1. Panini

  2. Bhartrihari

  3. Vasubandhu

  4. Nagarjuna

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Panini is credited with developing the first formal grammar of a natural language, Sanskrit, in the 4th century BCE.

What is the central concept in Bhartrihari's philosophy of language?

  1. Sphota

  2. Vakya

  3. Pada

  4. Samkhya

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sphota is the idea that the meaning of a word is not inherent in its individual sounds, but rather in the holistic perception of the word as a whole.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by Bhartrihari's concept of Sphota?

  1. Ferdinand de Saussure

  2. Ludwig Wittgenstein

  3. Martin Heidegger

  4. Jacques Derrida

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Saussure's concept of the signifier and signified is similar to Bhartrihari's idea of Sphota.

What is the main idea of Vasubandhu's theory of apoha?

  1. Words refer to objects by negating their opposite qualities.

  2. Words refer to objects by their inherent qualities.

  3. Words refer to objects by their conventional usage.

  4. Words refer to objects by their mental representations.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Apoha is the idea that words refer to objects by negating their opposite qualities. For example, the word 'cow' refers to an animal that is not a horse, not a dog, and so on.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by Vasubandhu's theory of apoha?

  1. John Locke

  2. David Hume

  3. Immanuel Kant

  4. Bertrand Russell

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Russell's theory of negative descriptions is similar to Vasubandhu's theory of apoha.

What is the main idea of Nagarjuna's theory of sunyata?

  1. All things are empty of inherent existence.

  2. All things are interconnected and interdependent.

  3. All things are constantly changing and impermanent.

  4. All things are ultimately unreal and illusory.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sunyata is the idea that all things are empty of inherent existence. This means that they do not exist independently of each other or of the mind that perceives them.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by Nagarjuna's theory of sunyata?

  1. Friedrich Nietzsche

  2. Martin Heidegger

  3. Jacques Derrida

  4. Richard Rorty

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Heidegger's concept of Being and Nothingness is similar to Nagarjuna's theory of sunyata.

How did Indian philosophy of language influence the development of Western linguistics?

  1. It led to the development of formal grammar.

  2. It led to the development of structural linguistics.

  3. It led to the development of generative linguistics.

  4. It led to the development of cognitive linguistics.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Panini's work on Sanskrit grammar had a major influence on the development of formal grammar in the West.

How did Indian philosophy of language influence the development of Western philosophy?

  1. It led to the development of metaphysics.

  2. It led to the development of epistemology.

  3. It led to the development of ethics.

  4. It led to the development of aesthetics.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ideas of Bhartrihari, Vasubandhu, and Nagarjuna had a major influence on the development of metaphysics in the West.

What is the significance of the influence of Indian philosophy of language on Western thought?

  1. It helped to shape the development of Western philosophy and linguistics.

  2. It led to a deeper understanding of the nature of language and reality.

  3. It contributed to the development of new ways of thinking about the world.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The influence of Indian philosophy of language on Western thought has been significant in many ways.

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