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| Born | 1477 Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India |
| Died | 1547 (aged 69–70) India |
| Alma mater | Ancient Mithila University |
| Occupation(s) | Philosopher and logician Head of the Ancient Mithila University |
| Notable work | Navya Nyaya School of Indian Philosophy |
| Era | 13th century - 14th century |
| School | Nyaya School of Indian Philosophy |
| Institutions | The Navya Nyāya school |
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Raghunatha Shiromani (Bengali: রঘুনাথ শিরোমণি, IAST: Raghunātha Śiromaṇi) (c. 1477–1547[1]) was an Indian philosopher and logician. He was the head ( The Chancellor ) of the Ancient Mithila University also known as Mithila Vidyapeeth.[2] He was born in a brahmin family at Nabadwip in present-day Nadia district of West Bengal state. He was the grandson of Śulapāṇi (c. 14th century CE), a noted writer on Smṛti from his mother's side. He was a pupil of Vāsudeva Sārvabhauma. He brought the new school of Nyaya, Navya Nyāya, representing the final development of Indian formal logic, to its zenith of analytic power.
Raghunatha's analysis of relations revealed the true nature of number, inseparable from the abstraction of natural phenomena, and his studies of metaphysics dealt with the negation or nonexistence of a complex reality. His most famous work in logic was the Tattvacintāmaṇidīdhiti, a commentary on the Tattvacintāmaṇi of Gangeśa Upādhyāya, founder of the Navya Nyāya school.
- ^ Vidyabhusana, Satis Chandra (2006) [1920]. A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern Schools. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 463. ISBN 81-208-0565-8.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.