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AN ANALYSIS OF 'syĀT IN SYĀDVĀDA
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Discussion
R. Sundara Rajan :
What does subsumability of absolute and relative nomological possibilities under absolute and relative conceptual possibilities mean?
M. P. Marathe :
It is not to be understood as reduction: rather it means that former are explainable on the basis of the latter. R. Sundara Rajan :
As relative possibilities are definable in terms of absolute possibilities so too absolute nomological possibilities are definable as a limiting case of relative possibilities. But what is the philosophical advantage of preferring the former over the latter ? M. P. Marathe :
Preference of the former in directly connected with the possible word semantics while the latter indirectly. It is not out of place to remark that possible word semantics along with substitutivity of belief has a great relevance in Jaina philosophy.
