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Jaina Relativism(Anekāntavāda) and Theory of Relativity
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reality from sophisticated instrumentation and mathematicalised practical genius which seems quite akin to the inductive constructs. More over, they have realised that their intellectualism seems to have attained a limit for finding out basic building blocks of matter. Hence, they are getting more philosophy than scientific. In fact, it is now opined that the two ways of knowing indicate the complementarity of mind, the modes of being inside the person like the complementarity principle of physics.
Everyone is familiar with the scientific type of knowledge
Table 1 Characteristic of Rational and Inductive Knowledge
Intuitive
Rational (a) Nature 1. Western system 2. Analytic and scientific 3. Quantitative 4. Reductionist 5. More valued but lower kind 6. Relative knowledge 7. Abstract/conceptual knowledge 8. Non traditional western 9. Scientific Tradition 10. Observer-concepted 11. Pattern of matter 12. Modifiable/changeable 13. Everyday way, repectable 14.Limiting range and applicability 15. Linear, sequential structure 16. Sensory reality 17. Paranormal phenomena possible 18. Deals mostly with macroscopic world and indirectly with microworld 19. Reason and logic prevail
Mostly Eastern system Psychic and speculative/philosophic/Qualitative, intutional/ Monist /wholist Less valued but higher kind Absolute knowledge Non-abstract/complete
Traditional, Eastern Mystic tradition Preceptor concepted Pattern of mind Non-modifiable, eternal Way of one-related, rarely repeat Unlimited range
Non-linear, nonsequential Clairvoyant reality Paranormal phenomena exists
Deals directly with sub-microscopic world and even non material world Reality transcends reason
ic prevail
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