<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The current globalizing world stimulates many doubts. Doubtfulness is a starting point for inner dialogue. Internal dialogical activity often reduces the experience of uncertainty by integration of contrasting ideas. Sometimes, however, the result is quite opposite - doubts grow rather than being reduced. The paper proposes a dialogical model of doubtfulness and presents empirical findings which are consistent with the model. Additionally, the functions of doubtfulness and internal dialogue in philosophy and science are discussed. On one hand, as empirical results show, doubtfulness can be linked to anxiety which blocks human thinking and acting. On the other hand, as exemplified by Galileo, doubt demands a deeper analysis of the situation and is conducive to human development, in personal or even in socio-cultural space.</p></abstract>

The current globalizing world stimulates many doubts. Doubtfulness is a starting point for inner dialogue. Internal dialogical activity often reduces the experience of uncertainty by integration of contrasting ideas. Sometimes, however, the result is quite opposite - doubts grow rather than being reduced. The paper proposes a dialogical model of doubtfulness and presents empirical findings which are consistent with the model. Additionally, the functions of doubtfulness and internal dialogue in philosophy and science are discussed. On one hand, as empirical results show, doubtfulness can be linked to anxiety which blocks human thinking and acting. On the other hand, as exemplified by Galileo, doubt demands a deeper analysis of the situation and is conducive to human development, in personal or even in socio-cultural space.

Doubtfulness – A Dialogical Perspective

John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland

Psychology of Language and Communication

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The current globalizing world stimulates many doubts. Doubtfulness is a starting point for inner dialogue. Internal dialogical activity often reduces the...

Doubtfulness – A Dialogical Perspective

Published Online: Sep 06, 2013

Page range: 101 - 113

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2013-0007

Keywords
doubtfulness, internal dialogue, dialogicality, dialogical model of doubtfulness

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Doubtfulness – A Dialogical Perspective

Published Online: Sep 06, 2013

Page range: 101 - 113

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2013-0007

Keywordsdoubtfulness, internal dialogue, dialogicality, dialogical model of doubtfulness

This content is open access.

Keywords
doubtfulness, internal dialogue, dialogicality, dialogical model of doubtfulness