Summary: | Purpose. This article covers the historic and philosophic doctrine by Nicolai A. Vasiliev that he included in his thesis research. This article is aimed at exploring the methodological aspect of the above doctrine through the example of the concept of comparative sociology developed by Nicolai A. Vasiliev.
Methodology. The core method used in this research is the comparative historical method, though other scientific methods (like deduction, induction, and analogy, a method of classification applicable both in natural sciences and in social sciences) are also used.
Results. The results of this study are that its author has identified the methodological conclusions reached by Nicolai A. Vasiliev, the creator of the non-classical logic systems, as well as the place that his ideas hold in the methodology of the humanities in the 20th century.
Principal implications. The results of this study can be applied in teaching the social sciences, first and foremost history and sociology, and also in order to determine the intersubject connections between social and natural sciences.
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