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This paper discusses some overlaps between the foundational issues in physics and philosophy from eastern and western perspective. This provides a basis for science philosophy dialogue. There are numerous approaches attempted by many thinkers. They may be treated as different programs of epistemic extensions. In this paper an alternative answer to issues of epistemic extensions is also provided.
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One of the earliest defenders of Realism among the modern physicists was Einstein himself. He was even famously known to have almost disowned quantum mechanics [keeping] in view of the apparent failure of Realism.
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Though the term Reality is not always clearly defined, a wide band of Physicists - particularly those within the ideological jurisdiction of Bohr, seems to be comfortable with the phenomenalistic position. Reality for them is not objective in Einstein’s strong sense of being there independent of observer, but can only be specified inseparably in context of the experimental set up (Experimentally verifiable question addressed)!
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One of the most comprehensive discussions about the fate of Analytical empiricism can be found in Ref. [6].
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There are so many standard expositions of these issues... One of those of my choice is – [7].
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Undoubtedly Dukkha was addressed as one of the prime issues of perennial concern by almost all early Indian Thinkers based in Bihar. It is important to note that a wave of renunciation and asceticism of diverse origins was brewing over the society of Bihar for a few centuries before the emergence of the historic Buddha. The earliest ‘philosophical’ concerns regarding Dukkha by the later thinkers were surely the outcome of this social situation. Sankhya– considered as the earliest doctrinal core preached by Kapil (his origin is as usually controversial), is well known to have addressed Dukkha as their prime concern. It is not surprising to see that Kapil and his immediate followers like Asuri,Panchshikhaall belonged to the same place of North Bihar not far-away from Kapilavastu – the celebrated birthplace of the historic Buddha.
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Gangopadhyay, D. (2019). How Physics Would Look Like If Based on the Metaphysical Guidelines of Śūnyavada?. In: Bhatt, S.R. (eds) Quantum Reality and Theory of Śūnya. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1957-0_25
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