Philosophy of Space-Time in Early Jaina Thought: Quantification as a Means of Knowing
The aim of this article is to bring to light the determining role played by quantification for early Jain monastic intellectuals. Jaina philosophy of space-time attempts to fix in a finely elaborated numerical structure the model of the Universe and the whole system of reality. In discussions about...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2016
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 240-258 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jainism
/ Indian philosophy
/ Place
/ Time
/ Universe
/ Mathematical model
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BL Buddhism |
| Further subjects: | B
philosophy of space-time
B Quantification B quest for order B Mathematics B means of knowing B Early Jaina thought |
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