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Which of the following is not one of the four independent sources of valid knowledge in Nyāya philosophy?

Memory is not one of Nyaya's four independent means of valid knowledge. Its four means are perception, inference, comparison and verbal testimony. Memory reproduces an…

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Which of the following is not one of the four independent sources of valid knowledge in Nyāya philosophy?

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Memory is not one of Nyaya's four independent means of valid knowledge. Its four means are perception, inference, comparison and verbal testimony. Memory reproduces an earlier cognition rather than providing a fresh presentation of its object.

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