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Metaphilosophical Dichotomies in the Study of Religious Phenomena: Case Study (Based on the Material of Western European Philosophy)
The article attempts to find out whether metaphilosophy is a functional research methodology. The author suggests using metaphilosophical dichotomies to study the phenomena of religion, in particular, religious experience.
The dichotomy of analytical and continental philosophy of religion is a vivid example of the confrontation between two research approaches. Continental philosophy focuses on empathic, experiential, and poetic ways of comprehending religious experience. The analytical philosophy of religion uses logical argumentation and analysis of religious propositions.
The opposition of theoretical/experimental research in the philosophy of religion has become relevant with the advent of cognitive religious studies and neurotheology.
The scholastic opposition of realism and nominalism in the twentieth century found its embodiment in the dispute between "essentialists" and "constructivists", the former of whom believe that the concept of "mystical experience" describes real phenomena, and the latter – that the concept of "mystical experience" is empty.
The opposition of "rational/irrational" approaches in relation to the study of religious experience echoes the dichotomy of continental/analytical philosophical traditions.
The opposition of "implicit/explicit" philosophy echoes the opposition of theoretical and experimental.
The use of the metaphilosophical dichotomy of "descriptive/normative" in relation to the study of the problematic field of religion cannot give objective scientifi c results.
The dichotomy of analytical and continental philosophy of religion is a vivid example of the confrontation between two research approaches. Continental philosophy focuses on empathic, experiential, and poetic ways of comprehending religious experience. The analytical philosophy of religion uses logical argumentation and analysis of religious propositions.
The opposition of theoretical/experimental research in the philosophy of religion has become relevant with the advent of cognitive religious studies and neurotheology.
The scholastic opposition of realism and nominalism in the twentieth century found its embodiment in the dispute between "essentialists" and "constructivists", the former of whom believe that the concept of "mystical experience" describes real phenomena, and the latter – that the concept of "mystical experience" is empty.
The opposition of "rational/irrational" approaches in relation to the study of religious experience echoes the dichotomy of continental/analytical philosophical traditions.
The opposition of "implicit/explicit" philosophy echoes the opposition of theoretical and experimental.
The use of the metaphilosophical dichotomy of "descriptive/normative" in relation to the study of the problematic field of religion cannot give objective scientifi c results.
metaphilosophy, methodology of philosophy, religious experience, dichotomies