theory of apoha (exclusion)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:contrastsWith Nyāya theory of universals
gptkbp:debatedBy Indian philosophers
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Dignāga
gptkb:Dharmakīrti
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:Pramāṇasamuccaya
gptkb:Nyāyabindu
gptkbp:explains how words and concepts function
gptkbp:hasConcept meaning is determined by exclusion of what it is not
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label theory of apoha (exclusion)
gptkbp:influenced Buddhist epistemology
gptkbp:languageTheory words refer by exclusion
gptkbp:opposedBy realism about universals
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:relatedTo scholasticism
gptkbp:usedIn Buddhist logic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apohasiddhi
gptkb:Ratnakīrti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8