Pūrvapakṣa is the opponent’s position — their objections to one’s own position or their position(s) that precipitates the debate. The refutation and victorious defeat of the opponent’s argument is called uttarapakṣa. Dan
> On Jan 4, 2023, at 7:50 AM, Nagaraj Paturi via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, your understanding is correct, Prof. Howard Resnick. > > Shaastraartha or Vaakyaartha or Vaada may represent the argumentative > approach from both sides in a better way. > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 6:04 PM Howard Resnick <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Dear Scholars, > > Some friends of mine plan to publish a journal on Vaiṣṇava polemics and > apologetics, both internal and external, and they want to name the journal > Pūrva-pakṣa, which MW renders as "the first objection to an assertion in any > discussion, the prima facie view or argument in any question.” > > Since these scholars want to refute, or at least problematize, philosophical > and theological objections to their own traditional doctrines, I thought the > title inappropriate. My view has been that pūrva-pakṣa simply refers to a > view or argument that one hopes to refute. It does not refer both to the > opposing view, and also to one’s refutation of that view. > > Have I understood this correctly? > > Many thanks, > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > <https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology> > > > -- > Nagaraj Paturi > > Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. > > > Senior Director, IndicA > BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra > BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra > BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru. > Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru > BoS Rashtram School of Public Leadership > Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Studies in Public Leadership > Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies, > FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of Liberal Education, > Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
_______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected] https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
