[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c8.s4.4 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c8.s4.4 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c8.s4.4 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s4.4) Treating body as the soul and philosophy of pleasure are similar to Epicureanism. Epicurus (4th century BCE) also accepted only four elements — earth, air, fire and water — and rejected space. - [Previous: c8.s4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s4.3) - [Next: c8.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s5.1) - [Up: c8.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s4.4) · Pramāṇa