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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAncient Roman Civilization and Modern, Industrial Society a Contribution to the Sociological Theory of Long-Term Social ChangeGeorg W. Oesterdiekhoff, Stefan BreuerAncient Roman civilization had many technological, economical and institutional prerequisites to develop the modern, industrial society. However, it did not do so but collapsed instead. For centuries researchers try to find the explanations to the rise of modern, industrial society, to the collapse of the ancient civilization and to the differences between ancient and modern societies. Piagetian psychology can help … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 13 Apr 2021 · 7,827 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Rise of Abstract Thinking in History. The Developmental Approach Illuminates the Foundations of the Russian Socio-Historical PsychologyGeorg OesterdiekhoffLuria's empirical study in Uzbekistan and Kirgistan belongs to the core of the Russian School of Socio-Historical Psychology. The goal of this article is to examine that research again and to disclose their true fundamentals. All the tests Luria had used in Central Asia come from developmental psychology. However, neither Luria nor his followers fully understood the foundations and consequences … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 2 Apr 2022 · 8,134 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Growth of Awareness and Introspection in History. Mystical Interpretations of Mental Activities and of Social or Physical IncidentsGeorg W. Oesterdiekhoff, Jörn Rüsen, Helmut SpinnerHistorians, philologists and scholars of antiquity have described how people in pre-modern societies tend to see their own thought processes, decisions and actions as being influenced and made by external forces. It was recognized early on that this mystical interpretation of actions could be an indication of a different structuring of the archaic psyche. It was claimed that this psyche … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 5 Aug 2020 · 6,811 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe European Miracle Psychological Stages and the Origin of Modern SocietyGeorg Oesterdiekhoff, Jörn Rüsen, Hans-Jürgen HummellThe idea that the rise of modern, industrial society originates in psychological advancements is to find among classic authors of sociology and history such as Comte, Elias and Lamprecht and more recently described by Habermas. It will be shown that central transformations within sciences, industrial economy, political structures, Enlightenment, humanitarian revolution, law, painting, music and literature having taken place during … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 15 May 2020 · 7,672 accessesView PDF Cite