The Essential Tension: Rational and Reasonable in Science and Philosophy

  • Paul Ghils Haute Ecole de Bruxelles (Emeritus); postal address: 51, rue des Carpieres, 01170 SEGNY, France
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22545/2013/00043
Keywords: comparative philosophy, cosmopolitanism, dialogism, epistemology, global governance, language, logic, modernity, rationality, reasonableness, relational, transcultural, transhistorical, truth

Abstract

This paper discusses some aspects of knowledge adopted in European history, politics, and philosophy, in contrast with its own past and with other cultural areas. Some conclusions from various subjects of research in social sciences are commented upon with a view to assessing the relevance of a transdisciplinary perspective.

Published
2013-01-01
How to Cite
Ghils, P. (2013). The Essential Tension: Rational and Reasonable in Science and Philosophy. Transdisciplinary Journal of Engineering & Science, 4. https://doi.org/10.22545/2013/00043
Issue
Vol 4 (2013)
Section
Articles