Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The Nyaya system does not accept Arthapatti as an independent source of valid knowledge.
Statement II: The Nyaya system reduces Arthapatti to an inference of anvayi type.
In the light of the above statements, Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is C

· Statement I is true: The Nyaya system of Indian philosophy indeed does not accept Arthapatti (postulation) as an independent source of valid knowledge ( pramana). The Nyaya system primarily accepts perception, inference, comparison, and testimony as valid means of knowledge.
· Statement II is false: The Nyaya system does not reduce Arthapatti to an inference of anvayi type. Arthapatti is not equivalent to inference (anvayi). Nyaya philosophy does not accept it as a form of inference, instead treating it differently.
Information Booster: · Arthapatti (Postulation): In other philosophical systems like Mimamsa, Arthapatti is accepted as an independent pramana, used to explain something not directly observed.
· Nyaya system: Emphasizes perception and inference but does not accept postulation (Arthapatti) as a separate means of valid knowledge.
Additional Knowledge: · Anvayi Inference: Inference based on positive correlation between two events or states, not the same as Arthapatti.
· Pramanas (Sources of Knowledge): In Nyaya, they include perception (Pratyaksha), inference (Anumana), comparison (Upamana), and testimony (Sabda).