Abstract

Dialogue between philosophers rooted in different "movements" can be a difficult undertaking. The technical language which provides both precision and ease of communication within one's own group now becomes a formidable barrier, and so does the desire to "educate" those in the other group concerning their errors. What may be worse, one can overcome these barriers only to adopt the belief that both approaches are fundamentally doing the "same thing." Then the encounter becomes simply a search for mutually self-gratifying similarities.