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The Resonance of the Past in the Present: The Possibility of Causal Inferences from Historical Research

1Guttman CC, The City University of New York, New York, United States

2Law Program, FAE University Center, Curitiba, Brazil


American Journal of Educational Research. 2018, Vol. 6 No. 11, 1558-1564
DOI: 10.12691/education-6-11-15
Copyright © 2018 Science and Education Publishing

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LOBO R.C.G., ANDRADE-GUARIDO F.A.. The Resonance of the Past in the Present: The Possibility of Causal Inferences from Historical Research. American Journal of Educational Research. 2018; 6(11):1558-1564. doi: 10.12691/education-6-11-15.

Correspondence to: LOBO  R.C.G., Guttman CC, The City University of New York, New York, United States. Email: rodrigo.lobo@guttman.cuny.edu

Abstract

This essay presents an investigation into the possibility of inference of causality from historical research, starting from the perception that the encounter of the causal explanation of an event is among the main motivations of many researchers. It begins with an explanatory analysis of cause, determinism and principle of causality, followed by history and historical method. It uses bibliographic data and positions itself as an interaction of social practice. The analysis was made from dialogical debates on content and theoretical triangulations, with the application of a dialectical model, based on positivism and interpretivism. The work seeks to bring to the scientific community an analysis on the subject.

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