Saturday, March 05, 2005

Eclecticism

(from Greek eklektikos, �selective�), in philosophy and theology, the practice of selecting doctrines from different systems of thought without adopting the whole parent system for each doctrine. It is distinct from syncretism - the attempt to reconcile or combine systems - inasmuch as it leaves the contradictions between them unresolved. In the sphere of abstract

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