Transcultural inquiry and the method of philosophical sublation

Rošker, Jana S. (author)

In this chapter, I aim to introduce a new method of transcultural philosophical inquiry, tentatively denoted as the method of sublation. It presents an innovative and comprehensive approach to transcultural philosophical analysis. The method offers an innovative framework for engaging with different philosophical traditions, focusing on dynamic interactions and the generation of new insights rather than static comparisons. Applying this method to Chinese and Western philosophies offers a rich avenue for exploration. The name “sublation” itself is derived from Hegelian dialectics, for this method assumes a distinct interpretation rooted in its etymological foundations of elimination, preservation, and elevation. However, it is crucial to note that these three fundamental notions are the sole connections between the post-comparative transcultural sublation and the Hegelian usage of the concept. It is also important to note that the sublation method is rooted in dynamic paradigms of processual philosophy. It veers away from adhering to the formal laws of identity, contradiction, and the excluded third. Unlike the conventional Hegelian model, it does not yield an entirely new, distinct, qualitatively different synthesis as the fusion of two opposing ideas engaged in dialectical interaction. Contrastingly, the zenith of this process manifests in a pivotal stage encompassing a transformative shift that emerges from the tension inherent in the dialectical relation between the two comparata and propels our cognition toward fresh and innovative insights.

• Language: English
• Keywords: transcultural philsophy, intercultrual studies, the method of sublation, comparative philosophy
• Typology: 1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Author Accepted Manuscript
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 106-126
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-171192
• UDC: 1
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003563280-7
• COBISS.SI-ID: 244696579
• Publication date in RUL: 18.08.2025

Record is a part of a monograph

• Title: Inquiry : philosophical perspectives
• Editors: Aaron B. Creller, Jonathan Matheson
• Place of publishing: New York (NY)
• Publisher: Routledge
• ISBN: 978-1-03-291432-9
• COBISS.SI-ID: 244694019
• Collection title: Routledge studies in epistemology

Licences

• License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Description: The most restrictive Creative Commons license. This only allows people to download and share the work for no commercial gain and for no other purposes.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: transkulturna filozofija, medkulturna študije, metoda sublacije, primerjalna filozofija

Projects

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P6-0243
• Name: Azijski jeziki in kulture

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: J6-50208
• Name: Novi teoretski pristopi k primerjalni transkulturni filozofiji in metoda sublacije