Professor DS Kotharis Reflections on the Parallelism between Epistemological Foundations of Modern Physics and Indian Philosophical Thought Part II: The Principle of complementarity and Syadvada

  • R. K. Jaggi 802, Ramada Drive, Houston, TX-77062
  • Sameera Kothari 71, Vaishali, Pitampura, Delhi
  • A. Nagaratnam Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.44.4174
Keywords: Physics, Metaphysics, Philosophy

Abstract

A favourite theme in Prof Kothari's talks and writings during his later years was the close parallelism between Bohr's principle of complementarity and Indian philosophical thought, in particular, the  Syadvada of J ain philosophy 1-6. In this part of the article , we have tried to summarize Prof Kothari's views on the subject.

Author Biographies

R. K. Jaggi, 802, Ramada Drive, Houston, TX-77062
802,. Ramada Drive, Houston, TX-77062
Sameera Kothari, 71, Vaishali, Pitampura, Delhi
71, Vaishali, Pitampura, Delhi.
A. Nagaratnam, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad
Emeritus Scientist, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad.
Published
2013-01-01
How to Cite
Jaggi, R., Kothari, S., & Nagaratnam, A. (2013). Professor DS Kotharis Reflections on the Parallelism between Epistemological Foundations of Modern Physics and Indian Philosophical Thought Part II: The Principle of complementarity and Syadvada. Defence Science Journal, 44(3), 227-229. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.44.4174
Issue
Vol 44 No 3
Section
Invited Paper
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