Psychoanaliza jako narzędzie badań socjologicznych – propozycja integracji podejść i metod badawczych. Casus koncepcji Marii Louise von Franz

In the article entitled „ Psychoanalysis as a tool for sociological research - proposal for integration of approaches and research methods. Casus concept by Maria Louisa von Franz.” was presented a less known psychoanalitical interpretation of divination. Reconstruction of the main establishments of this interpretation allows to affirm, that this conceptualisation makes possible to understand a fraction of reasons of today’s popularity related to this phenomenon. Analysis of von Franz works leads to conclusion, that she comprehends divination as a constant form of natural knowledge, making use of the nonfactitive synchronicity principle and unus mundus concept. In the article was presented the interpretation of the phenomenon of irrational knowledge with consideration of ignored by empirical sciences logic of divination, and act of divination was characterised as a practical system, which simplifies for people an adaptation to social reality. This perspective allowed for the presentation of this irrational knowledge aspects, which are rarely recognised by modern humanities and social sciences, which are so often unable to clarify reasons of popularity of this kind of knowledge.