Jaina Logic

Author(s): T G Kalghatgi
Publisher: Raja Krisen Jain Charitable Trust New Delhi

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the paper for my study. I am grateful to him for this. I have made an honest effort to understand the paper in the light of my study of Jaina Logic and Western thought, although my knowledge of modern physics is inadequate to cope up with this work.
Dr. Kothari has discussed the relevance of the doctrine of Syadvāda with reference to the principle of Complimentarity enunciated by Dr. Niels Bohr. Dr. Kothari begins his paper with the significant statements of Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. "The most incomprehensible thing about the Universe is that it is incomprehensible (Albert Einstein). The one certain thing is that a statement like "existence is meaningless" is itself devoid of meaning (Niels Bohr)"
Dr Kothari says, “The principle of Complementarity which we owe principally to Niels Bohr 18 perhaps the most significant and revolutionary concept of modern physics. Philosophically It should be noted, it is very close to the concept of Syädvāda, Bohr had great faith in the future role in human affairs of the practical philosophy of complementarity. It can enable people to see that seemingly irreconcilable points of view need not be contradictory. These, on deeper understanding, may be found to be complementary and mutually illuminating The complementarity approach allows the possibility of accomodating widely divergent human experiences into an underlying harmony, and bringing to light new social and ethical vistas for cxploration and for alleviation of human suffering. Bohr fervently hoped that one day complementarity would be an integral part of everyone's education and provide guidance in the problems and challenges of life. For Bohr the complementarity approach which accomplished one of the greatest revolutions in natural philosophy was also of the utmost relevance for every aspect of man's life.
Modern physics (relativity and quantum theory) provides, as never before, far-reaching examples of, and insight into, Syadvada. Also Syadvada makes it much easier to grasp the