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of knowledge is its thorough-going realism. It takes into acoount all possible view-points and would not allow & single element given in experience to be rejected as false on the verdict of abstract Logic. The sevenfold predication takes into account not only the formal but also the material conditions of validity of a judgment. It is not merely a formal but & real dialectic designed for the attainment of truth in knowledge.
Now, a word about the author of Anekānta-vada. Dr. Harisatya Bhattachārya is a life-long and devoted student of Jaina religion and philosophy. By a curious irony of events the Gujarati version of his Anekanta-vada saw the light of the day earlier than the original. Shri Bhattacharya has, in a very scholarly way, expounded the principles of Anekanta-vada. His exposition and interpretation are as thorough and exhaustive as they oan be. The practical application of Saptabhangi by appropriate examples greatly enhances the value of the book and dispels the illusion created by books on philosophy that they are merely abstract, and academic and have nothing to do with the practical needs of man.
We are all very grateful to him for giving to the philosophical public a work embodying the main principles of Anekanta-vada in clear and
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