Resolving belief conflicts through political theory: the case of two Ottoman political thinkers

Nomer, Nedim and Aksoy, Faruk (2023) Resolving belief conflicts through political theory: the case of two Ottoman political thinkers. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 57 (2). pp. 496-517. ISSN 1932-4502 (Print) 1936-3567 (Online)

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Abstract

In this paper we analyze and compare the arguments offered by two leading Ottoman public intellectuals in the 19th century, Namık Kemal and Ziya Gökalp, on why Western institutions are compatible with those of their own society. We suggest that these arguments exemplify patterns of reasoning, identified by cognitive social psychologists, which purport to resolve inconsistencies that arise in individuals’ belief structures. We draw two conclusions from this analysis. Our first conclusion is that the ideas of Ottoman political thinkers, like those of their Western counterparts, constitute a domain of evidence for research in cognitive social psychology. We secondly conclde is that political theories have resources to overcome ideological conflicts in a society without resorting to partisanship or utopianism.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cognitive Consistency; Namık Kemal; Ottoman Political Thought; Political Psychology; Ziya Gökalp
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF0309-499 Consciousness. Cognition
J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JC Political theory > JC11 Political theory (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Conflict Analysis And Resolution
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Political Science
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Nedim Nomer
Date Deposited: 07 Aug 2023 13:50
Last Modified: 07 Aug 2023 13:50
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/47417

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