Author: Y J Padmarajiah
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 423
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8120800362
Description
The book is divided into two parts (bound in one Volume). Part I is related to the nature of reality. The author formulates five types of approach to the problem of Reality, and discovers flaws in the four: The only approach which he finds flawless is the Jaina view, namely of identity in difference in which identity is co-ordinate with difference.
The author proceeds to discuss how aspects of reality, viz. the relational structure and causal efficiency and shows that the two can exist and function only within the framework of a co-ordinate identity in difference, accepted by the Jaina thinkers. This is followed by a search for the meaning and content of the notion of substance and an attempt is made to distinguish between the concepts of intrinsic and extrinsic attributes.
Part 2 presents an analytical account of the methods of knowledge recognized by the Jaina thinkers under the characteristic doctrines of standpoints and the conditional predication by an investigation into the nature and the logical evolution of the theory of manifoldness (Anekantavada).
Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
EDITOR’S NOTE
PART I: ONTOLOGY (THE NATURE OF REALITY)
CHAPTER I
A Preliminary Statement of an Important Vedantic and Buddhistic Objection against the Jaina view of Reality
CHAPTER II
A Study in Contrasts
CHAPTER III
The Schools of Philosophy in which Identity Subordinates Difference
CHAPTER IV
The Schools of Philosophy in which Difference Subordinates Identity
CHAPTER V
The Jaina Philosophy of Identity-in-Difference in which Identity is Co-ordinate with Difference
CHAPTER VI
The Externalistic Doctrine of Identity-in-Difference versus the Doctrine of a Unique and Integral Synthesis of Identity-in-Difference
CHAPTER VII
Is Relation an Entity
CHAPTER VIII
A Consideration of Two controversies Concerning Dravya and Guna with a view to clarifying the Nature of Both
PART II: EPISTEMOLOGY
CHAPTER IX
Anekantavada or the theory of manifoldness
CHAPTER X
Nayavada or the theory of Standpoints
CHAPTER XI
Syadvada or the dialectic of conditional Predication
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEXES