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==Indian philosophy== The [[Mimamsa]] school of [[Indian philosophy]], also known as {{IAST|Pūrva Mīmāṃsā}} ("prior" inquiry, also {{IAST|Karma-Mīmāṃsā}}), in contrast to {{IAST|Uttara Mīmāṃsā}} ("posterior" inquiry, also {{IAST|Brahma-Mīmāṃsā}}), is strongly concerned with textual exegesis, and consequently gave rise to the study of [[philology]] and the [[philosophy of language]]. Its notion of [[shabda]] "speech" as indivisible unity of sound and meaning ([[signifier and signified]]) is due to [[Bhartrhari]] (7th century).<ref>see also chapter 3.2 in Peter M. Scharf, ''The Denotation of Generic Terms in Ancient Indian Philosophy'' (1996)</ref>
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