| dc.description.abstract | General Conventions of Polish Historians used to be, and still are, prestigious events in the academic life of the
historian circles. Until 1939, representatives of Klio convened six times. At the congresses, 350 papers were
presented which served as a kind of instrument recording the state of Polish historical thought. Post-congress
materials show that during the period in focus, in the Polish philosophy of history a vital turn towards European
academic canons took place. Historians were more and more occupied with theoretical and methodological problems.
In the years 1880-1939, Polish philosophy of history oscillates between methodological directives of mainly German
and French historical thought, and the temptation of social and political polemics. Among the contemporary
historians there were people who confessed adherence to new methodological standards and who at the same time were
subject to pressure of some ideologies, national or social movements. Generally, Polish historians kept their
sobriety, being sometimes even too cautious about some “latest news”, but when it came to serious matters and
sound methodological approaches, they remained open-minded. They could not only afford critique of competitive
research theories, but they were also able to juxtapose their own innovative views. Researchers who started their
career about 1900 showed particular sensitivity to those phenomena. | en_EN |
