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In the fourth chapter ‘Anekānta in Western Postmodern Philosophy' an endeavour is made to understand the philosophy of anekant in the light of philosophical thinking of post-modern philosophers. It seems that the western thinkers are shifting from metaphysics to epistemology and from epistemology to dealing with the problem of communication through the process of analytic philosophy and language philosophy. The relevance of anekānta lies in understanding the other'.In this process, we can know the points of overlaps, i.e. the points of agreements and the points of disagreements and with the points of agreements we can correspond with others views and cultures. These larger cultural interests, and understanding is the need of the present day of cultural conflicts. In this, it is highlighted how the philosophy of anekānta is actually a door opener to an unbiased vision, which is a problem solving antidote. Moreover the overlapping polnts between Jain thinking and the western postmodern thinking are discussed from the point of view of anekāntic inter-cultural dialogue.
In the fifth chapter, ‘Multi-dimensional Application of Philosophy of Anekānta', effort is made to deal exhaustively with the applied philosophy of anekānta in all the fields of present day scenario. Acārya Mahaprajna has rightly mentioned in his book, Anekānta : The Third Eye, that the anekānta is not only a mere theoretical philosophy, but it is a philosophy of life. The applied philosophy of anekānta at individual level, familial level, social level and international level is being discussed in context with the solution to the problem of today. anekānta can act as a tool in building up an ideal society, where there will be a peaceful co-existence, religious and social harmony through the tolerance of the other and reconciliation of viewpoints in a specific context through the wide perspective of anekānta.It is a
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