Asian Social Science; Vol. 11, No. 7; 2015 ISSN 1911-2017 E-ISSN 1911-2025 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education 122 Experience in the Application of the Principle of Methodological Pluralism in the Study of Entrepreneurship Vladimir P. Smirnov 1 & Victor G. Belkin 1 1 Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation Correspondence: Vladimir P. Smirnov, Far Eastern Federal University, st. Sukhanov, 8, 690091 Vladivostok, Russian Federation. E-mail: vla102@yandex.ru Received: October 25, 2014 Accepted: December 13, 2014 Online Published: March 16, 2015 doi:10.5539/ass.v11n7p122 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v11n7p122 Abstract Entrepreneurship is the main domestic source of economic development. Scientific knowledge on the state of entrepreneurship is changing along with society, economy and people. The paper applied the principle of methodological pluralism and integrative approach to the study of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship in its development does not lose, but only changes the old characteristics. Features capital directly and immediately affect the entrepreneurship. Researchers of entrepreneurship should focus their efforts on the study of emerging forms of capital. Keywords: entrepreneurship, research, theory, methodological pluralism, integrative approach, the new capital, additional income 1. Introduction Entrepreneurship is one of the main places in the modern economy. Entrepreneurship is an important strategic resource and the main domestic source of economic development. Economic progress in the conditions of limited resources and other exhausted sources of development depends on the extent and quality of entrepreneurial activity. The study of entrepreneurship and business activity at various stages and phases of the development of society and in different sectors of the economy is an important scientific task. 1.1 The Study of Entrepreneurship on the Classical Stage of Scientific Development The study of entrepreneurship begins on the classical stage of scientific development, covering a considerable period of time since the seventeenth century till the first half of the nineteenth century. At this stage in the scientific community of the true condition of obtaining knowledge about the object of study in its theoretical explanation and description is to eliminate everything that relates to the subject, its goals and values, assets and operations activities. At the classical stage of the scientific development entrepreneurship is considered representatives of different scientific schools from different positions. In mercantilist interpretation the entrepreneurship is: - The use of trading capital; - Accompanied by an increased risk form of trading activity in different product markets; - The means by which the market supply comes in line with market demand. It is estimated by the school of classical political economy, entrepreneurship is more diverse. Entrepreneurship is considered: - Any highly profitable use of capital in industry, agriculture, and trade; - Activities related to the establishment of new production; - Combining and coordinating of factors of production; - Moving resources from area with low productivity and low incomes in an area of higher productivity and profitability.