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Problems and Prospects for the Formation of a General Methodology of Knowledge. Philosophical Reflections
Problems and Prospects for the Formation of a General Methodology of Knowledge. Philosophical Reflections

Author(s): Zoya Stezhko, Nataliia Shalimova
Subject(s): Epistemology, 19th Century Philosophy, German Idealism, Philosophy of Science, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Lietuvos mokslų akademijos leidykla
Keywords: methodology; rationalism; irrationalism; paradigm; essence; conviction; measure;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the problems and possibilities of forming a general methodological paradigm for the study, explanation and forecasting of social processes – in the context of the philosophical concepts of G. Hegel and F. Nietzsche. In particular, a fundamental possibility for forming a general methodological paradigm based on a dynamic balance of not optimal, but possible is analysed. The paper outlines the positive and negative aspects of the methodological paradigms of rationalism and irrationalism (postmodernism); points out the possibility of terminological discourse in determining the content of concepts and categories; emphasises the efficiency of the methodological paradigm of rationalism on the example of the analysis and implementation of the philosophical category ‘measure’; substantiates the need for improvement of the spiritual priorities of various groups of the population – with a special emphasis on the layer of politicians.

  • Issue Year: 33/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 197-205
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English