Many-sidedness

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A standpoint can disclose a real aspect of something without exhausting it. The Jain argument for partial understanding does not make every opinion equally sound.

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Guided course · Module 3 · Lesson 8
Nonviolence and partial perspectives
Jain teaching connects nonviolence with the living beings around us and with karmic bondage. Its idea of partial standpoints raises a further question: how can a partial view reveal something true without making every opinion equally sound?

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Nonviolence and partial perspectives