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Anekanta : Philosophy of co-existence
in spite of their (ontological) difference, then what is the reason that the denotatum-denotative relationship cannot be obtained between them? Therefore, as there exists the denotative-denotatụm relationship between a word and the thing, it is self-evident that there should be a difference of meaning denoted, consequent upon the difference of the denotative word. This difference of meaning resulting from the difference of word can be illustrated by the following propositions:
a) He is moral.
b) He is a man. The expressions 'moral' and 'man' are synonymous, but they represent different modes of the same entity, and as such they do not have an identical referent as explained below:
A man is mortal and, therefore, he is represented by the term 'mortal'. The expression 'mortal' expresses the mortality-aspect of a man. A man is so called because he is the descendant of Manu. The word has a reference to his descent
from a certain person, named Manu. Similarly in the propositions (a) it is the current of Bhāgîrathî and (b) it is the source of Haimavatî, the expressions 'Bhāgîrathî'and 'Haimavatî refer to the selfsame Ganges, but stress two different modes that have reference to the origin of the river. The first term refers to the myth of Bhāgîrathā
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