The article analyzes the heuristic significance of syncretic philosophical thinking in reconceptualization of social processes. The complex and multifaceted nature of modern social reality indicates the limitations of traditional approaches in this area. From this point of view, syncretic thinking is interpreted as an approach that generates new content and conceptual understandings based on their interaction, not just a collection of various forms of knowledge. The article reveals the functional and projective manifestations of syncretism and substantiates its role in the formation of new ideas in the context of social transformations. Also, it is emphasized that syncretic philosophical thinking is an important methodological tool in the development of a deeper understanding of social reality and promising theoretical approaches.

Syncretism, heuristic importance, social processes, volatility, social transformation, philosophical thinking, functional syncretism, project syncretism, methodology.

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