Idealization XIII : : modeling in history / / edited by Krzysztof Brzechczyn.

• Superior document: Poznan studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities ; v. 97
• TeilnehmendeR: Brzechczyn, Krzysztof, 1963-
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam ;, New York, NY : : Rodopi,, 2009.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Poznań Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities 97/13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; BETWEEN SCIENCE AND LITERATURE: THE DEBATE ON THE STATUS OF HISTORY /; POSSIBILITIES AND NECESSITIES OF THE HISTORICAL PROCESS /; THE ACTIVISTIC CONCEPT OF THE HISTORICAL PROCESS /; CLASS AND INDIVIDUAL IN THE HISTORICAL PROCESS /; IDEALIZATIONAL PROCEDURES IN HISTORY /; TYPOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN HISTORICAL SCIENCES /; THE DIRECTIVE OF RATIONALIZING HUMAN ACTIONS /; METHODOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES OF HISTORY IN LIGHT OF IDEALIZATIONAL THEORY OF SCIENCE /; THE MODEL AND ITS CONCRETIZATION IN ECONOMIC HISTORY /; WHY DID THE POLANIAN TRIBE UNITE THE POLISH STATE? /; COMMENTS ON ŁOWMIAŃSKI /; THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOMES IN A FEUDAL SYSTEM /; COMMENTS ON RUTKOWSKI /; THE DISTINCTIVENESS OF CENTRAL EUROPE IN LIGHT OF THE CASCADENESS OF THE HISTORICAL PROCESS /; THE ECONOMIC MODEL OF THE WIELKOPOLSKA REGION IN THE 18th CENTURY /; THERE WAS NOT ONE CAUSA EFFICIENS OF POLAND’S PARTITIONS /; THE NOMOTHETIC VERSUS THE IDIOGRAPHIC APPROACH TO HISTORY /; GENERAL LAWS AND HISTORICAL GENERALIZATIONS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES /; TWO CONCEPTIONS OF HISTORICAL GENERALIZATIONS /; SCIENTIFIC LAW VERSUS HISTORICAL GENERALIZATION. AN ATTEMPT AT AN EXPLICATION /; ON CAUSAL EXPLANATION IN HISTORY /; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9042028327
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Krzysztof Brzechczyn.

The book reveals different dimensions of modeling in the historical sciences. Papers collected in the first part (Ontology of the Historical Process) consider different models of historical reality and discuss their status. The second part (Modeling in the Methodology of History) presents various forms of idealization in historiographic research. The papers in the third part (Modeling in the Research Practice) present various models of past reality (e.g. of Poland, Central Europe and the general history of the feudal system) put forward by historians. Other papers consider the status of scientific laws and historical generalizations. The volume will be of interest to those who study analytical philosophy of history, methodology of history and social sciences, social philosophy as well as theory and history of historiography.