Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
'Inference is considered to be a mere leap into the dark.' Which school holds this view?
ANyaya school
BMimamsa school
CCharvaka school ✓ Correct
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (C) Charvaka school — The Charvaka school holds this view, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Charvaka school holds this view, so that is the answer.
★The Charvakas, or materialists, accept only perception as a valid means of knowledge.
★They reject inference as unreliable, a mere leap beyond what is seen.
★Nyaya, on the contrary, treats inference as a valid pramana.
★So the sceptical remark about inference belongs to the Charvakas.
★So the answer is the Charvaka school.
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