Naslov
The Methodology of Philosophical Practice: Eclecticism and/or Integrativeness?

Autori
Fatić, Aleksandar ; Zagorac, Ivana

Izvornik
Philosophia (0048-3893) 44 (2016), 4; 1419-1438

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
philosophical practice ; methodology ; eclecticism ; pluri-perspectivism ; integrativeness

Sažetak
The need for philosophical practice to integrate various methods, both conceptual and those based on the use of emotions, raises the question as to whether its methodology is necessarily eclectic, in terms of the collection of various methodologies used in philosophy, or whether there is a way to move beyond eclecticism. This is the main subject of this paper. In other words, the question is whether there is such a thing as an 'integrative’ methodology and, if so, what distinguishes such a method from mere eclecticism. In this text, we define the methodological procedure of integrativeness as the process of systematizing perspectives into an orientational answer to the demands of a specific problem. What differentiates such an approach from mere summation is a new contribution that results from a synergistic and systematic meeting of positions and argumentations whose final result differs from its initial elements. Diversity in the form of a multidimensional relationship towards life and the world results in numerous perspectives, which is a value that should be cultivated and integrated into a reflective and actional perception of the world.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

Napomena
A part of this research was supported under Marie
Curie Newfelpro funding scheme (CONVINce- ME
project, FP7-PEOPLE-2011-COFUND program ;
Government of the Republic of Croatia and the
Ministry of Science, Education and Sport). The
project was hosted by the Institute for Medical
Ethics and History of Medicine, Ruhr University
Bochum. The research for the article also arises
from Project no. 179049 (BPolicies of Remembrance
and National Identity: The Regional and European
Context^) funded by the Serbian Ministry of
Education and Research, which is implemented by
the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory,
University of Belgrade, 2010 2015.

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