Charvaka materialism

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:allows perception as valid knowledge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lokayata
gptkbp:category heterodox Indian philosophy
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:emphasizes materialism
gptkbp:extantTexts none (original texts lost)
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 600 BCE – 1400 CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charvaka materialism
gptkbp:influenced Indian atheism
gptkbp:influencedBy ancient Indian rationalism
gptkbp:knownFor secondary sources
gptkbp:notableFigure Brihaspati (attributed founder)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Vedas
afterlife
karma
reincarnation
supernaturalism
inference as valid knowledge
testimony as valid knowledge
ritual efficacy
existence of gods
existence of soul
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient India
gptkbp:teaches skepticism
hedonism
pleasure is the only good
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nyaya_philosophy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6