The philosophy of language in Gadādhara's Śaktivāda by Ganeri, J, Ganeri, Jonardon

“…I argue in particular that Gadādhara's use of a two-component meaning theory enables him to construct a theory ofpronouns which significantly improves on the proposals of earlier Navya-Nyāya authors. In the fourth chapter, I discuss the epistemological dimension to the Nyāya conception of language; the Nyāya doctrine that linguistic competence consists in the knowledge of a compositional meaning theory; the role of convention in the Nyāya theory, and their thesis that conventions are grounded in the authority of the name-giver. …”

Ownership and Inheritance in Sanskrit Jurisprudence by Fleming, C

“…</p> <p>This thesis concerns the development of the concept of ownership (svatva) in Sanskrit jurisprudential literature (Dharmaśāstra) and in Sanskrit philosophical literature (Mīmāṃsā and Navya-Nyāya) between the 11th and 19th centuries CE. …”