Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:The Naiyayikas give a psychological account of inferential cognition.
Statement II:For the Naiyayikas, the logical structure of inference represents not how we ought to infer, but how we do infer in fact.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Explanation
Both statements correctly describe the Nyaya account of inferential cognition.
The Naiyayikas analyse inference as an actual episode of cognition, giving it a psychological account.
Their concern is with how cognition in fact proceeds from premises to inferential knowledge.
Their logical structure of inference is descriptive of real inferring, not a normative prescription.
Since both descriptions match the Nyaya position, the two statements are true.
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