UTILITY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE CAUSAL EXPLANATION IN HISTORY

• Authors: Dymkowski M.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The causal explanation in history based on Hempel's probabilistic model together with some its potentials and limitations is presented against the background of selected approaches in methodology and philosophy of history. The article focuses on the explanation utilizing general psychological knowledge. In particular, some conditions of inclusion of this knowledge to explanations are discussed as well as the consequences of reception of the metodological individualism assumptions, and the utility of the assumption about the instrumentality of human activity. An example of explanation in history utilizing the theory of cognitive dissonance is presented.

Keywords

EN

HISTORY - CASUAL EXPLANATION

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee on Psychological Sciences PAS, Warsaw School of Social Psychology
• Journal: Psychological Studies
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 5-16
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Dymkowski M.

• M. Dymkowski, Szkola Wyzsza Psychologii Spolecznej, ul. Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815 Warszawa, poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

05PLAAAA0028677