Methodical culturalism is a philosophical approach developed by Peter Janich and his pupils. Its core statement is that science is not developed from purely theoretical considerations, but as a development of everyday, proto-scientific human behavior—in other words, that science is a stylized form of everyday knowledge-forming practice.
Thus, from the viewpoint of methodical culturalism, science is understood as a continuation of the practical processes of the everyday world and must be analyzed from this aspect systematically and methodically.
Methodical culturalism is a development of the methodical constructivism of the Erlangen School of constructivism.
See also Action theory Constructivist epistemology
External links Peter Janich: Kulturalismus Peter Janich: Kultur des Wissens – natürlich begrenzt? Rafael Capurro zum Informationsbegriff von Peter Janich Dirk Hartmann: Willensfreiheit und die Autonomie der Kulturwissenschaften (pdf-Datei; 176 KB)