Multiple Views on Multiple Dimensions: Eastern and Western Perspectives

Multiple Views on Multiple Dimensions: Eastern and Western Perspectives Multiple Dimensions are levels or objects in space, depending on one's perspective, that provide rationale for various forces in the universe. Western postulators only fathom the mystery of multiple dimensions while Eastern thinkers simply accept their existance. To throw in a quick southern perspective, the word dimension is Latin for 'measured out'. In essence, it is the "the number of degrees of freedom available for movement …

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