Induction and Deduction in Theorizing of International Relations

• Authors: Andrzej Gałganek

Title variants

PL

Indukcja i dedukcja w teoretyzowaniu stosunków międzynarodowych

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article presents the ways of understanding the place of induction and deductive reasoning in the process of building the theory and knowledge of international relations and the resulting disputes present in the International Relations. The author argues that in the study of international relations, as in the natural sciences, it is necessary to combine empirical observation with creative building of theory. The author performs a critical analysis of the positions of selected theoreticians of international relations on issues related to the problems of induction and deduction and theorizing of international relations.

PL

W artykule ukazano obecne w nauce o stosunkach międzynarodowych sposoby rozumienia miejsca indukcyjnego i dedukcyjnego wnioskowania w procesie budowania teorii i wiedzy o stosunkach międzynarodowych oraz wynikające z nich spory. Autor argumentuje, że w badaniu stosunków międzynarodowych, podobnie jak w naukach przyrodniczych, niezbędne jest łączenie empirycznej obserwacji z kreatywnym budowaniem teorii. Autor dokonuje krytycznej analizy stanowisk wybranych teoretyków stosunków międzynarodowych w kwestiach związanych z problemami indukcji i dedukcji oraz teoretyzowania stosunków międzynarodowych.

Keywords

EN

induction; deduction; theory; International Relations; induction; deduction; theory; International Relations

PL

indukcja; dedukcja; teoria; nauka o stosunkach międzynarodowych

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Politologiczny
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 39-54

Dates

published

2019-12-15

Contributors

author

Andrzej Gałganek

• Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3082-4353

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/pp.2019.24.4.4