page_title: Eclecticism
hierarchical_section_title: Eclecticism
caption_attribution_description: Magyar: Blaha Lujza térEnglish: Blaha Lujza Square, intersection of Rákóczi Avenue and the Grand Boulevard, Budapest, Hungary
context_page_description: Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases. However, this is often without conventions or rules dictating how or which theories were combined.
  It can sometimes seem inelegant or lacking in simplicity, and eclectics are sometimes criticized for lack of consistency in their thinking. It is, however, common in many fields of study. For example, most psychologists accept certain aspects of behaviorism, but do not attempt to use the theory to explain all aspects of human behavior.
  Eclecticism in ethics, philosophy, and religion is also known as syncretism.
context_section_description: Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases. However, this is often without conventions or rules dictating how or which theories were combined.
  It can sometimes seem inelegant or lacking in simplicity, and eclectics are sometimes criticized for lack of consistency in their thinking. It is, however, common in many fields of study. For example, most psychologists accept certain aspects of behaviorism, but do not attempt to use the theory to explain all aspects of human behavior.
  Eclecticism in ethics, philosophy, and religion is also known as syncretism.
caption: Eclecticism in architecture at the intersection of Rákóczi Avenue and the Grand Boulevard in Budapest
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