Historical Methodology and Critical Thinking as Synergised Concepts
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17250%2F19%3AA2102757" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17250/19:A2102757 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://disputatio.eu/vols/vol-9-no-13/cernin-concepts/" target="_blank" >https://disputatio.eu/vols/vol-9-no-13/cernin-concepts/</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3567217" target="_blank" >10.5281/zenodo.3567217</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Historical Methodology and Critical Thinking as Synergised Concepts
Original language description
The post-truth era is plagued by numerous pseudoscientific theories and narratives that took root in various disciplines. History and historical knowledge belong to the enterprises abused today. The output of historical inquiry in a narrative form is often considered as a correct description of the real past from which we may draw normative conclusions about society. However, the endemic plurality of historical narratives and theories presents an opportunity for intentional misinterpretation. This paper aims to sketch a solution to this threatening situation with the help of contemporary philosophy of historiography. It is argued that it is necessary to move from historical narratives to the process of historical inquiry itself. The historiography developed over its existence many useful tools on how to guard itself against various logical fallacies, cognitive biases, and pseudoscientific methodology. The situation of a historian encountering contradictory sources about the same subject is strikingly similar to the situation of an inquisitive person confronted by pseudoscientific articles and fake news. The paper highlights a strong synergy between fully developed methods of scientific historiography and critical thinking that is considered as a possible cure to our current predicament. We should teach history as critical thinking, not as stories.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Disputatio. Philosophical Research Bulletin
ISSN
2254-0601
e-ISSN
2254-0601
Volume of the periodical
9
Issue of the periodical within the volume
13
Country of publishing house
ES - SPAIN
Number of pages
34
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
000581895300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85095694822