The role of “culture” as a “pre-comparative” tertium in comparative philosophy
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2024-08-27
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The discussion about using "culture" as the basis for comparison in comparative philosophy has persisted for decades and remains relevant today. This article examines this ongoing debate and defines "culture" as a system of beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that define specific societies or groups. Simplified, the issue revolves around whether researchers should use “culture” as the basis for comparison between non-canonized or non-Western philosophy and Western philosophy or whether this approach should be abandoned. In recent research, Ralph Weber introduced a new term “pre-comparative” tertium that helped to conceptualize the existing "cultural approach". Pre-comparative tertium is a step that precedes the comparison and defines the parameters or criteria for comparison. In this article, I investigate whether employing culture as a "pre-comparative" tertium justifies comparison in comparative philosophy, or if a different methodology should be considered.
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Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen