Traditional-Historical Continuity of Psychological Knowledge as a Basis for the Social Systems Development

The article is devoted to the analysis of the work of Yu.N. Oleinik and A.L. Zhuravlev “Scientific Traditions as a Mechanism of Continuity of Psychological Knowledge” (parts I and II). As a basis for the transmission of psychological knowledge, the authors consider the process of transferring scientific knowledge from one historical era to another. Thus, scientific traditions of psychology are considered both in the context of continuity and innovation, which implies the step-by-step development of psychology in traditional-historical terms. In order to confirm the relevance and significance of the work under consideration, this article presents a historically oriented analysis from the point of view of the development of traditional continuity based on the works of such famous scientists as I.P. Pavlov, V. Wundt, V.M. Bekhterev, A.N. Leontiev, S.L. Rubinstein. At the end of the article, it is concluded that scientific traditions are a reflection of the unity of continuity and innovation in the development of psychology based on the creation of research programs, scientific schools, collectively considered as a social basis for traditional-historical intergenerational continuity.