Scientific traditions in psychology: the dialectics of continuity and innovation
- Authors: Goryunova L.N.1
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Affiliations:
- St. Petersburg State University
- Issue: Vol 46, No 3 (2025)
- Pages: 141-146
- Section: Discussion
- URL: https://kazanmedjournal.ru/0205-9592/article/view/688384
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0205959225030128
- ID: 688384
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Abstract
This article advances the ideas presented by Oleinik and Zhuravlev (2024) regarding the role of scientific traditions, emphasizing their dynamic nature. While acknowledging the value of the authors’ systematic approach and three-dimensional model of scientific tradition, the paper identifies their insufficient attention to: (1) the inherently conflict-driven character of traditions, and (2) their dependence on technological and institutional factors. The analysis focuses on the paradoxical capacity of traditions to simultaneously preserve and transform knowledge. The study proposes an expanded conceptualization of scientific tradition as an ongoing struggle between conservation and innovation.
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L. N. Goryunova
St. Petersburg State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: Lgorynova@mail.ru
PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor of the Department of Ergonomics and Engineering Psychology of the Faculty of Psychology
Russian Federation, 199034, St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya nab., 7–9References
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