Historical Methodology and Critical Thinking as Synergised Concepts

Kód výsledku v 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>

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Historical Methodology and Critical Thinking as Synergised Concepts

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Historical Methodology and Critical Thinking as Synergised Concepts

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Disputatio. Philosophical Research Bulletin

ISSN

2254-0601

e-ISSN

2254-0601

Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

13

Stát vydavatele periodika

ES - Španělské království

Počet stran výsledku

34

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000581895300001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85095694822