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…There are two methods of enquiry; the spiritual and the scientific. The spiritual methods entail identification of the inner self, while the scientific methods study the world theoretically and experimentally. The spiritual enquiry is largely conceptual and qualitative, whereas the scientific enquiry is experimental, quantitative, and application oriented. The spiritual enquiry offers direct absolute knowledge, and the scientific approach provides relative knowledge that may change on further investigations. Both methods of enquiry have their merits and demerits, and one cannot replace the other. It would be wise to synthesize the two streams of thought, and explore the nature to the best of our ability and understanding. … |
Title: | Jain Metaphysics and Science |
| Author: | Dr. N.L. Kachhara |
Publisher: | Prakrit Bharati Academy, Jaipur |
Edition: | 2011, 1.Edition |
| Language: | English |
| HN4U Online Edition: | Jain Metaphysics and Science |
