Continuing Discourses. On the References of Mitterer’s Non-dualistic Concept

Meierhofer, Christian

Volume 3 · Number 3 · Pages 127–133

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Continuing Discourses. On the References of Mitterer’s Non-dualistic Concept

Christian Meierhofer

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Purpose: To show the connections and differences between Mitterer’s concept, cultural theory, and sociology of knowledge in order to reproduce the development of non-dualizing philosophy. Problem: Mitterer’s non-dualizing philosophy explicitly places emphasis on the continuation and coherence of discourses. Consequently, it grants an epistemological option that does not focus on the object as the end of cognition and description, but rather as the beginning. This perspective not only helps to overcome fundamental philosophical problems; it also concedes that the whole concept of non-dualizing philosophy refers theoretical descriptions, on the one hand, to the status of “so far” and, on the other hand, can be described as “from now on.” Solution: It seems necessary to exemplify obvious and hidden connections to cultural theories, especially those of the early 20th century (i.e., Karl Mannheim, Heinrich Rickert, Max Weber, William James), which predominantly concentrate on the relations between language and object, experience and world. The illustration of those relations should bring out Mitterer’s arguments, as well as how his argumentation can be applied to itself. Benefits: To explain and avoid the epistemological problems of realism, as well as of constructivism, which emerge within a dualistic perspective.

Key words: subject/object, cultural theory, epistemology

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Meierhofer C. (2008) Continuing discourses. On the references of Mitterer’s non-dualistic concept. Constructivist Foundations 3(3): 127–133. http://constructivist.info/3/3/127

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