Rational choice and hermeneutics seem at odds, but the tension can be fruitfully resolved. The conflict between them closely mirrors the earlier conflict between historicism and positivism. In interwar Vienna, an influential group of social scientists tried to combine the best elements of both approaches. Rational choice was united with Verstehen and the method of ideal types, as evidenced by t...

The article analyses the research carried out during the last 5 years, which is dedicated not only to a historical theme in Pushkin’s works, but also historicism as a phenomenon of A.S. Pushkin’s creative mind. In contrast with traditionally considered aspects of Pushkin’s historicism, the author analyses the genesis of Pushkin’s perception of history. The events imprint...

Reification of television images is facilitated by the western bias of logocentrism which itself is an attitude born of the modern mental-rational, perspectival consciousness structure. Before proceeding further it is useful to clarify what is meant by "logocentrism", and "perspectival consciousness". This paper proceeds in three stages; first an investigation into logocentrism, second a clarif...