Open AccessCyclism, Iterativity and Historical Parallels in the Framework of the Problem of Understanding the Historical Process
Author(s) -
Andrey Vladimirovich Povilaitis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
obŝestvo: filosofiâ, istoriâ, kulʹtura
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2223-6449
pISSN - 2221-2787
DOI - 10.24158/fik.2020.11.6
Subject(s) - parallels , process (computing) , epistemology , history , sociology , management science , computer science , philosophy , engineering , operations management , programming language
The present study considers the problem of the method of historical parallels in the framework of the philosophy of history, taking into account its comparison with the concepts of iterativity and cy-clism. At the beginning of study, the author notes the relevance and analyzes the philosophical and historical aspect of the topic. The greater focus is placed on current research in this area. The work by T.S. Kondratieva “Bolsheviks-Jacobins and the Phantom of Thermidor”, which uses the method of historical parallels at the scientific level, is examined more carefully compared with other works. The au-thor not only analyzes this research, but also pro-vides his own comparisons related to it. The re-search methodology is based on socio-philosophical analysis, historical and comparative method. The method of historical parallels also plays a significant role. For the first time there is suggested the following chain of key concepts of the topic under consideration: cycle, iteration, laws of history. It is concluded that there are certain prob-lems of using the concept of historical cyclism, as well as there are advantages and limitations of the method of historical parallels.