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‘Upanaya’ in Indian ‘Nyaya Syllogism’ corresponds to which of the following in Aristotelian Syllogism?

Upanaya is the step in which the universal rule is applied to the case in hand, for example this hill has smoke which is invariably accompanied by fire. In Aristotelian…

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‘Upanaya’ in Indian ‘Nyaya Syllogism’ corresponds to which of the following in Aristotelian Syllogism?

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Upanaya is the step in which the universal rule is applied to the case in hand, for example this hill has smoke which is invariably accompanied by fire. In Aristotelian terms this is the minor premise, which brings the subject under the general rule. Udaharana corresponds to the major premise and Nigamana to the conclusion.

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