Anekāntavāda concerns the many-sided character of reality, which no single unqualified description exhausts. It grounds attention to multiple aspects while remaining distinct from standpoint analysis and conditioned assertion, offering no warrant to treat every opinion as true or every consideration as equally important.
- Entry typeRelated entry
- FromSyādvāda / saptabhaṅgī (model)
- Category of its source unitDoctrines, Principles & Normative Frameworks
- DomainPersuasion & Argument
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Editorial orientation · Entry type
Related entry
Related entries name an idea, effect or practice that belongs to a model or tool of the series. They are not models or tools themselves and are not counted as such; each one leads to the model or tool it comes from, and to its Executive Insight Brief.
Editorial orientation · Category
Doctrines, Principles & Normative Frameworks
Sets out principles or criteria for what should be pursued, considered legitimate or done. Its contribution is evaluative or prescriptive: it gives reasons for judging conduct and arrangements, rather than merely describing their frequency.