Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:According to the classical Indian school of logic (Nyaya), one can infer for oneself.
Statement II:According to the Nyaya school, inferring for oneself is a psychological process and does not require the formal statement of the different members of a syllogism.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Explanation
Both statements correctly describe inference for oneself in the Nyaya system.
Nyaya divides inference into svarthanumana, for oneself, and pararthanumana, for others.
Statement 1 rightly holds that one can infer for oneself.
Statement 2 rightly holds this is a psychological process needing no formal members.
The five-membered formal syllogism is required only for demonstrating an inference to others.
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