Graduated in Human Sciences (2016) and Philosophy (2019), with a Master's degree in Religious Studies (2022) from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Member of the NERFI group (Center for Studies in Religions and Philosophies of India), working on the dialogue between Indian and Western philosophies, focusing on Aristotle's philosophy and Śankarācarya's Advaita Vedanta School. Currently pursuing a PhD in Religious Studies, researching "A Dialogue between the West and India on Experience (Anubhava), also at UFJF.

Hermeneutic Analysis of Nyāyasūtra: Logical-Epistemological Foundations and the Central Role of the Means of Valid Knowledge (pramāṇa) in the Nyāya Soteriological Tradition

This paper offers a hermeneutical analysis of the first three sutras of the Nyāyasūtra, the central text of the Nyāya tradition. The focus is on the valid means of knowledge (pramāṇa) and their role in the school's logical-epistemological framework. It shows how these sutras link rational argumentation to liberation (apavarga). The four pramāṇa are examined: perception (pratyakṣa), inference (anumāna), analogy (upamāna), and testimony (śabda). The research, supported by Sanskrit sources and classical commentaries, highlights the soteriological dimension of Nyāya.