?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+Enduring+Philosophical+Agenda.+Worldview+Construction+as+a+Philosophical+Method%0D%0A&rft.creator=Vidal%2C+Cl%C3%A9ment&rft.subject=Metaphysics&rft.description=Is+there+such+a+thing+as+a+philosophical+method%3F+It+seems+that+there+are+as+many+philosophical+methods+as+there+are+philosophies.+A+method+is+any+procedure+employed+to+achieve+a+certain+aim.+So%2C+before+proposing+a+method%2C+we+have+to+tackle+the+delicate+question%3A+%E2%80%9Cwhat+is+the+aim+of+philosophy%3F%E2%80%9D.+At+the+origin+of+philosophy%2C+there+is+a+questioning+about+the+world.+The+worldview+approach+developed+by+Leo+Apostel+elegantly+explicit+those+fundamental+questions.+As+we+answer+them%2C+we+come+up+with+a+worldview.+Using+this+framework%2C+this+paper+consider+answering+this+enduring+philosophical+agenda+as+the+primary+aim+of+philosophy.+We+illustrate+the+approach+by+pointing+out+the+limitations+of+both+a+strictly+scientific+worldview+and+a+strictly+religious+worldview.+We+then+argue+that+philosophical+worldviews+constitute+a+particular+class+of+possible+worldviews.+With+the+help+of+three+analogies%2C+we+give+guidelines+to+construct+such+worldviews.+The+next+step+is+to+compare+the+relative+strength+of+philosophical+worldviews.+Precise+evaluation+standards+to+compare+and+confront+worldviews+are+proposed.+Some+problems+for+worldview+diffusion+are+then+expounded.+We+close+with+basic+hypotheses+to+build+a+comprehensive+philosophical+worldview.&rft.date=2007-02&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6048%2F2%2FVidal_2007-EPA.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vidal%2C+Cl%C3%A9ment++(2007)+An+Enduring+Philosophical+Agenda.+Worldview+Construction+as+a+Philosophical+Method.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6048%2F