Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (30.09.2022) Shift-II
'When I closed my eyes the cat was sitting on the table; when I opened my eyes I found it sitting on the chair; therefore I conclude that the cat must have moved from the table to the chair while my eyes were closed.' According to classical Indian philosophy, which means of knowledge is used in the above argument?
APratyaksha (perception)
BUpamana (comparison)
CAnupalabdhi (non-apprehension)
DArthapatti (postulation) ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Arthapatti (postulation) — The answer is arthapatti, or postulation.
Explanation
★The answer is arthapatti, or postulation.
★The observer did not see the cat move, yet must account for its new position.
★To make sense of the change, they postulate an unseen movement.
★Assuming something unseen to explain what is observed is arthapatti.
★So the means of knowledge used here is arthapatti.
★It is not direct perception, comparison or non-apprehension.
★So the answer is arthapatti, or postulation.
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