Charvaka philosophy

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:allows perception as valid knowledge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lokayata
gptkbp:category gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:Hedonism
atheism
Materialism
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkb:Mimamsa
gptkb:Nyaya
gptkb:Samkhya
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:yoga
gptkb:Ajivika
gptkbp:declinedAfter 12th century CE
gptkbp:emphasizes empiricism
materialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charvaka philosophy
gptkbp:influenced Indian atheism
modern materialism
gptkbp:influencedBy ancient Indian materialism
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Brihaspati
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Vedas
gptkb:Atman
gptkb:Brahman
afterlife
karma
moksha
inference as valid knowledge
testimony as valid knowledge
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Nastika_schools
gptkbp:source writings of opponents
gptkbp:teaches skepticism
hedonism
pleasure is the highest good
gptkbp:text Charvaka Sutras (lost)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4