Cārvāka school

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:allows perception as valid knowledge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Lokāyata
gptkbp:declinedAfter medieval period
gptkbp:emphasizes empiricism
direct perception
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cārvāka school
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Indian_skepticism
gptkbp:influencedBy materialism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableContributor Bṛhaspati
gptkbp:notableFor Bṛhaspati Sūtra
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Vedas
afterlife
karma
reincarnation
inference as valid knowledge
testimony as valid knowledge
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient India
gptkbp:period 6th century BCE
gptkbp:philosophicalTradition atheism
materialism
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:status heterodox
nastika
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_skepticism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7