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Multi-dimensional Application of Anekāntavāda
sciousness.
Mind may be residing in brain
loosely. 24. There is nothing like soul as It could be a force, energy or nonnon-material entity.
material as soul. G. Philosophy 25. Absoluteness of space, time Based on relativity and quantum and matter.
theory. 26. Reductionist ideology.
Wholist ideology. 27. Sensory knowledge is com- Valid knowledge is not sensory plete and absolute giving valid only but it is through knowing description.
oneness of the observer and objects. It is better gained subjec
tivity. 28. Objective science is irrespec- --dotive of the observer, excludes subjectivity 29. Physical observation present Physics can't study reality but truth and absolute reality.
connections only between mind and observable systems. The observations present only aspectal truth, not the real truth.
Measurement effects. postulated concepts about this world upto nineteenth century-a period known as classical. Newtonian, Cartesian or mechanistic. With twentieth century, starts what we call modern age in which quantum theory of relativity play the paradigmatic role for new concepts and ideas, the summary of which is also given in table II. One observes that almost all points have an altogether changed form in contrast with the classical ideas. It is said that the modern age provides a consistent, logical and problem-solving view of the universe beginning to show compatibility even with paranormal or eastern intuitionism.
Table III gives a comparative statement about modern scientific age of relativity and Jaina canons. It is clearly observed with reference to Table II and III that twentieth century scientists are moving closer to Jaina philosophy in their conceptology about the universe, However, it
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