Discussion between
John Brough
Professor of Sanskrit in the University of London
A. J. Ayer
Professor of Philosophy in the University of London
J. R. Firth
Professor of General Linguistic* in the University of London
Professor Brough presents some of the leading doctrines of the ' Treatise upon Word and Sentence' (Vakyapadiya) of the fourth-century philosopher Bhartrihari, and provides material for discussion of the central question of philosophy and linguistics.