The problematic of fragmentation: A hermeneutic proposal

This paper summarizes the longstanding debate over psychology's fragmentati on by illustrating two principal impediments to the fostering of consensus and unity. The paper then discusses the important benefits of past dialogue concerning these issues, suggesting that some progress has been made in de aling with problems of disunity and fragmentation, particularly at the meta theoretical and philosophical levels. This general discussion then forms th e backdrop for the following articles, which together form a single argumen t in favor of a hermeneutic approach to the problem of fragmentation.