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Thus, if Eddington does not mind accepting the touches such as electric charge and mass as the objective qualities of the electron, he should also not deny the objectivity to other qualities, like colour etc. of the same category.
9. Transcendental Perception :
Upto now, we have only discussed the bearings of sensory equipments on our perception. The Jain Philosophy gives also an elaborate description of extra-sensory-perceptions. According to it, in an E.S.P. the objective qualities of the object are comprehended by the percipient as they are. The disharmony which is created between the perceived quality and the objective quality due to the effect of the sensory equipments, is totally elminated in the E.S.P., for here there is no interference of any external equipment. In our symbolic language, here L=V, and B=O.
10. Limitations of Science :
The weakest factor of Eddington's philosophy is that it is based on modern physics, which has not yet been able to answer some of the most fundamental questions concerning the essence of matter such as "what is the ultimate unit of matter and what is its actual structure ?' Mostly in modern science, the natural phenomenon are explained by using abstract symbols, the ultimate nature of which is left unexplained.
Take far example, the phenomenon of colour. Modern science explains it by the symbol of wave length of lightwaves. But what is light? Is it in the form of wave or in the form of particle? What is the ultimate cause of absorption of particular wave-lenghts by the different objects? In answering all such questions satisfactorily, modern Physics has not been successful and it seems that it will not be successful until and unless the ultimate unit of matter is comprehended
For the discussion of the concept of massless matter, please refer to my paper on Reality and Relativity of space & time in modern Physics & Jain metaphysics,
