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Management Techniques and Anekāntavāda Approach
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Anekantavāda represents the metaphysical position that reality itself has innumerable aspects.
This epistemological and metaphysical point of view of Syādvāda and Anekāntavāda are accepted in modern psychology. The Anekānta point is well accepted in modern psychology through its principle of 'multiple determinates of behaviour' according to which man is a complex entity and hence there can be multiple aspects and determinants of man's behaviour.
Syādvāda is found to be operative under the so-called proparadigmatic stage of psychology. Because although diverse approaches towards the study of man are co-existent, they all are partially accepted in modern psychology. Each of the above-stated approach has been accepted as representing some important aspects of human behaviour. This approach is certainly not an academic scandal. because from the Syāt point of view to accept any single partial theory of behaviour as ‘paradigmatic' would amount to Nayābhāsa or fallacy.
Though Syādvāda as the theory of relativity of knowledge is found to be operative behind the 'praxis' of modern psychology, it is being used only unconsciously. It could be used consciously and more fruitfully for the synthesis of diverse approaches according to complementarity principle. The enlightenment drawn from Anekāntavāda and Syādvāda would make it evident that relativity of knowledge does not mean necessarily subjectivity and 'anarchy' of knowledge. Relativity and the objectivity of science can well go together. Modern philosophies of science like that of Kuhn clearly argue for the relativity of all ‘scientific' knowledge. This indicates that Syädvāda can be relevant for modern philosophy of science too.
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