First and second order discontinuities in world geographical thought and their primary reception in Slovak geography

Anotace: In the introductory part of the paper, we outline the conceptual framework of research with an emphasis on the concept of discontinuity in scientific thought and its reception in geography. Subsequently, we define our understanding of discontinuity and define first-order discontinuities and second-order discontinuities in the world geographical thought. In the next part of the paper we will focus on the primary reception of these discontinuities in Slovakia. These are the first responses and applications of new paradigmatic approaches imported from the world geography into the geographical thought of Slovak geographers. This research effort is situated in the broader context of the research of convergent and divergent features of "domestic" discontinuities in confrontation with the discontinuities identified in the development of geographical thought in the world. The aim is to point out which discontinuities identified in world geographical thought have been reflected in Slovakia and which have not yet been reflected. Paper is focused on the primary reception of world geographical thought in the geographical literature of Slovak provenance.