Describe the indian and western theories of knowledge.
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The paper while surveying the Western and Indian epistemological theories, presents a comparison of the Nyaya (NN) treatment of knowledge with that of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Looking for newer definitions of knowledge with matching representation techniques has been the main concern of AI and Cognitive Science (Cog-Sci) researchers. Since most efforts in knowledge modeling have resulted in disappointments, there has been a shift in the major goals and approaches towards AI and Cog-Sci. On the goals side, there are now smaller objectives than high flying ones. On the approach side, there is a growing realization that traditional wisdom in ancient philosophies might have an answer to the complex problem. Therefore, the present paper is trying to put together the Indian views on knowledge in general and compare the NN techniques with those of the AI to see if the former can benefit the latter.