Integruojamieji Filosofiniai Istoriniai Aiškinimai Lietuvoje
Integral Philosophical Historical Interpretations in Lithuania

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes integral philosophical historical interpretation, which includes intellectual history, psychological hermeneutics and other methodologies of the historiography of philosophy. The principles of so-called intellectual history was elaborated by Richard Rorty. Philosophical theory has to be interpreted as a part of philosopher’s practical activity. On this principle Vacys Bagdonavičius bases his inquiry of Vydūnas’s life and writings. He treats the philosophical theory as an integral part of the whole of Vydūnas’s life. The psychological hermeneutics is seen in the works by Andrius Konickis, who employs biographical and psychological data about an author for the better understanding and explanation of the meaning of his texts. Konickis aims at the explanation of theory using the data of an author’s life as an auxiliary means. Bronislovas Kuzmickas includes the subject of his inquiry (particular philosophical theories of Christianity) into the large theoretical unity – Christian philosophy. This theoretical unity is the paradigm of philosophizing, the essential characteristics of which give the basis for the different theories, which constitute it.

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