Charvaka is a materialistic and atheistic school that rejects inference (anumāna), testimony (śabda), and other sources of knowledge accepted by other Indian philosophical systems. They argue that perception is the only reliable source of knowledge about reality.
Who accepts only Perception ?
Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2018 · Topic: Ancient Literature and Litterateur (Early Philosophical Literature (e.g., fundamental texts of Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vedanta))
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