No 4 (2021)
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TOPIC OF THE ISSUE: ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEONID ANDREEV
ONTOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY
23-35 141
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Aim. To analyze the philosophical problem of correlation between sensory experience and conscious reflection of reality in the globalizing world. Methodology. A philosophical analysis of the theoretical material on the problem of correlation of sensory experience and conscious reflection of the objective reality of the material world is carried out. During the research, the theoretical method of scientific knowledge, the general philosophical dialectical method, as well as abstraction, induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, mental modeling of images of consciousness were used. Results. This article shows that under present-day conditions of society globalization the objective reality and the person himself as the subject of the material world are changing. As a result of this, there is an increase in the role of sensory experience and reason in the surrounding reality cognition. In this regard, the article raises a natural question: "Is it possible to recognize sensory experience as an element of the conscious reflection of reality"? The study expresses the idea that the sensory perception of reality and the construction of a modern global model of the world cannot be based only on sensory experience, since consciousness, on the basis of sensory experience, also forms a conscious element of reality reflection. This process is realized at the unconscious, subconscious, conscious and superconscious levels and is combined into a single system for reflecting the objective reality. But as shown in the article, the sensory and conscious reflection of reality can easily change under the influence of negative environmental factors and lead to disadaptogenesis. Research implications. The author gives an original diagram of the structure of consciousness in the system of sensory perception and reflection of the material world. Taking this into account, the author concluded that not only sensory experience, but also a conscious element of the reflection of reality, participates in the reflection of reality. And as such, consciousness is always associated with the active activity of the brain, which determines our thinking and mind.
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Aim. To determine the ways of seeing the Universe by a person, which arise on the basis of his psyche and consciousness and are expressed in the form of an ordinary and artistic description of the environment, as well as culture, mythology, magic, science and, first of all, philosophy, which make it possible to create a general picture of the world. Methodology. The methods of philosophical discourse analysis and the synthesis method were used, which made it possible to assess the role of the psyche and its part of consciousness in the perception of the Universe, as well as to substantiate the role of philosophy in human cognition of the world. Results. In the process of analyzing the principles of human cognition of the world, it was justified that philosophy plays a major role in creating a general picture of the Universe. In this process, the philosophy substantiated such manifestations of a person as his self-awareness, as well as such general concepts as probability, chance and freedom. The category of self-awareness in work is defined as people’s perception of their differences from other objects in the world. The extremely general concepts of probability and chance appear due to an incomplete understanding of the Universe that is not perceived and is completely unknowable. The category of freedom appears due to the reflection of the possibility of various actions of people in the world. In the course of the research, it was shown that in order to describe the presence or absence of manifestations of the Universe in man, the philosophy introduced extremely general concepts of Being and Non-being. Research implications. Justification of the role of philosophy in the cognition of the Universe makes it possible to move away from the subjective and practical knowledge of the humanities in describing the environment. This makes it possible to create the principles of new knowledge that will make it possible to overcome the humanitarian crisis in the knowledge of the world.
OCIAL PHILOSOPHY
45-52 91
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Aim. To analyze and justify the need to develop a positive interpretation of the concept of “ignorance” as a subject of socio-philosophical research of social construction of ignorance and its functions. Methodology. Method of comparative analysis was used in the work. The corpus of philosophical works devoted to the social functions of ignorance were studied. Results. The analysis showed that ignorance can have different forms of manifestation in public life, and can also be an active construction of social processes. That is why handmade ignorance should be mentioned as “positive”: its concept includes not only the lack of knowledge but its conscious protection and concealment from the society. Research implications. The results of the work are necessary for developing the theory of the social construction of ignorance, which in the future can become a new tool for analyzing the problems that arise in the process of establishing and developing the society of knowledge.
THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN THE CONFIGURATION OF FATE, SECRET AND THE COVID REALITY
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Aim. To substante the problem of human institutionalization in the COVID reality, with philosophical conceptualization of fate and mystery as well as of identification of moira-meaning attitudes (authors’ term) as a variant of anthropological self-determination. Methodology. The main content of the research is the analysis of the phenomena of fate, mystery, moira-meaning attitudes. With the use of phenomenological, hermeneutic approaches, the problem of human institutionalization in the COVID reality is considered. Special attention is paid to the description of the COVID reality. Results. The significance of the problem of human institutionalization in the COVID reality is actualized. With the help of philosophical conceptualization of the phenomena of fate and mystery, human institutionalization is problematized. The importance of moira-meaning attitudes as a variant of anthropological self-determination is shown. Research implications. The paper gives a description of the covid reality. It is proved that the coronavirus pandemic pushes a person to understand himself as fate, a mystery and as a problem of human constitution. Entelechy, the values of life turn out to be the message of my meaningful attitudes.
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Aim. To identify the main forms and trends of dehumanization in a digital society and criticize the ways of conceptualizing the newest forms of humanism associated with digitalization. Methodology. Using the methods of socio-philosophical analysis, the analytical capabilities of the theory of alienation by K. Marx and E. Fromm, the theory of formal rationalization by M. Weber, the newest manifestations of dehumanization as alienation, objectification, reification and opposition to a person of his own communications, intellect, social actions are shown. Results. The trends of dehumanization in the areas of communication and intellectual activity, management, business, ethics, creativity in a digital society are revealed. It is substantiated that the ideological and social movements of transhumanism and posthumanism in their essence represent different forms of structural dehumanization based on replacing anthropocentrism with techno = or cosmocentrism, coupled with a denial of significance to social, cultural, spiritual, existential factors of the formation of a person as a generic being. Research implications. Disclosing the mechanisms of dehumanization as opposing a person to his own social and communicative abilities, in criticizing the paradigms of transhumanism and posthumanism from these positions, in substantiating the need for a humanistic turn in the social sciences, associated with the actualization of its cultural and spiritual dimensions at a new level of development of society.
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Aim. To identify the features of the impact of digital technologies on education. Methodology. Modern education in the context of the use of digital tools is analyzed. The research methodology is a socio-philosophical analysis of the problem of the impact of digital technologies on the education system, as well as general scientific methods of theoretical cognition, methods of system analysis, comparison and generalization of foreign and Russian studies on the problem of studying the transformation of education in a situation of digital transformation. As the methodological foundations of the study, the main approaches to understanding the distribution of training in different locations are used - from the classroom to the virtual educational space. Results. The main changes in modern educational practice are identified, the fundamental elements of which are: the loss by education of the key core of access to knowledge and its dissemination; creation of virtual educational platforms and emotional expression schemes, massive open online courses and educational resources; educational games and the promotion of virtual platforms, which allows for increased interaction and cooperation between teachers and students and changes the quality of knowledge assessment, which includes not only awareness in a certain area, but also the ability of students and trainees to use appropriate technologies. Research implications. The material on the topic under study is summarized. The research results contribute to the methodological basis of social philosophy. Their relevance is due to the introduction of digital tools that transform the value basis of the individual and enhance market competition with new providers of educational services, which creates the need for the earliest adaptation of the education system to new circumstances, change profiles, competencies, and develop digital platforms. The authors of the work come to the conclusion that a purposeful educational policy on the part of the state is needed, which implies control over the virtual social space to prevent the negative effects of hyperreality on modern society and contribute to ensuring equal opportunities for education for all comers, accessibility to high-quality educational content and support for lifelong learning. without time and place restrictions.
79-89 69
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Aim. To consider the problem of youth health in the context of informatization of space and “erosion” of the value system, substantiate the concept of spiritual health as an important indicator of the quality of human life and show its relationship with a comprehensive understanding of human health today. Methodology. The main content of the research is the understanding of the phenomenon of spiritual health as an important indicator of the quality of human life. It is emphasized that in the conditions of more and more active inclusion of a person in the information flow, the processes of “primary socialization” become more complicated, when the “networked” person comes to the fore, and the real world recedes into the second. Particular attention is paid to the reasons for the complication of the process of national identity in the context of the deliberate erosion of values. It is the imaginary “freedom” of the individual in the moral sphere that often makes it difficult for the younger generation to build their own axiological system of coordinates. Results. The analysis showed that the actualization of the potential of Russian culture as an axiological coordinate system for the younger generation will help to ensure its spiritual health in the context of personal health and overcome crises of any kind. Research implications. Today, the problem of health is considered as a special complex of components of human existence. In the context of the challenges of the information society, revealing the potential of spiritual health as an important indicator of the quality of life acquires special significance. This is of particular relevance in the youth environment, since it is the young generation that experiences the massive influence of the information environment, where one can observe the “erosion” of value orientations and the complication of the process of national identification. It is shown that an appeal to the values of Russian culture (including literary texts), based on religious experience and a certain cultural code, can help the young generation acquire the system of axiological coordinates, comprehend national values in a historical and cultural context. It is emphasized that an appeal to the spiritual side of a person’s life, including through culture, can help him overcome crises of any kind, ensure his spiritual health in the context of personal health.
THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
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Aim. To clarify the ways of using the concept of utility in the works of B. Mandeville and F. Hutcheson. Methodology. The following methods of cognition are used - analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction; as well as the comparative, comparative-systemic approaches, which allowed us to trace the differences and similarities in the ways of defining the concept of utility on the basis of the works of B. Mandeville and F. Hutcheson. Results. In accordance with the conducted research, it is concluded that despite the difference in approaches, the concept of utility for B. Mandeville and F. Hutcheson acts as a rational way of distributing goods, based on the ability to forming. Research implications. An attempt is made to solve the problem of the uncertainty of the foundations of the concept of utility in the works of B. Mandeville and F. Hutcheson. In this regard, it is established that the role of the sphere of morality in relation to aesthetics and praxeology is derived. The initial grounds for action are set by the subject, driven by need and striving to find acceptable forms that lead to his well-being through the ability to forming, as well as to translate them into reality.
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To show that in the 19th century there was a clash of Western esotericism and Russian mysticism, as two different mentalities, in relation to the East and its spiritual heritage. Methodology. The research is based on the comparative approach. Methods of observation, generalization, interpretation, and discursive analysis are used in the study. Results. In the course of the study, it is proved that the Russian mystics (H. P. Blavatsky, G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky) and their followers (Russian symbolists, cosmists, avant-gardists), due to historical and cultural circumstances, had to move to the West, although they remained representatives of Russian сulture, and - the most importantly - they contributed to the renewal of the spiritual synthesis of cultures. Having the Russian mentality, they solved not ethnic, but universal spiritual problems. Research implications. The results of the study show that the teachers of Russian mysticism collided with the modern Western mentality, and this process led to a radical transformation of spiritual life in the West, in Russia, and in the East, and it was ultimately manifested in strengthening and enrichment of cross-cultural interactions, in formation of the unified global trends in the development of world culture, which determine, to a large extent, modern spiritual life.
107-116 141
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Aim. To examine I. A. Ilyin’s assessment of the approach to the problem of the interrelation of the national spirit and the foundations of statehood proposed in G. W. F. Hegel’s philosophy. Methodology. A comparative analysis of the texts of I. A. Ilyin and G. W. F. Hegel relevant to the research topic is carried out. In the course of the study, the methodology of hermeneutics and the linguistic-semiotic approach, a set of methods of history of philosophy research, as well as a corpus of general scientific methods were applied. Results. In the course of the research, the specificity of I. A. Ilyin’s critical assessment of the Hegelian understanding of the relationship between the national spirit and the foundations of statehood was revealed. The main features of Ilyin’s vision of this thematic field in the Russian and emigrant periods of his activity are considered. In the Russian period of his academic activity, Ilyin came to the conviction that the Hegelian interpretation of the national spirit did not coincide with the reality of “concrete morality” and that the assertion of the necessary conditionality of the foundations of statehood on its basis was illegitimate. He became even more convinced of this by the disintegration of popular morality under the influence of Bolshevism. While in exile, Ilyin reveals new perspectives of the polemic with the Hegelian view of this subject when considering the relationship between the Absolute and human creativity, the possibility of violent suppression of political evil, the tragedy of post-Renaissance humanistic culture manifested in the birth of the “mass man”, in the crisis of parliamentary democracy and the rise of totalitarianism. The work shows that Ilyin continued this dispute with G. W. F. Hegel while giving grounds to the project of new solidarity-corporate post-Bolshevist statehood in Russia. He connected its realization with the “aristocracy of spirit” dictatorship which was aimed at reviving the fading religious basis in people, their commitment to the national culture values and patriotism. Research implications. The conclusions of the article will find their application in teaching the history of Russian philosophy, political science, cultural studies and other university courses.
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Aim. Reveal the position of Russian religious philosophers in relation to the complex dialectics of faith and reason in the cognitive process. Methodology. The corpus of texts by Russian philosophers of the 19th - first half of the 20th centuries is analyzed. The research was carried out using the methods of historical and philosophical reconstruction and comparative analysis. Results. The analysis showed that the task of Russian philosophy - the optimal ratio of faith and reason in the cognitive process - was solved, as a rule, in two ways: either through their identification, or through their unacceptable distance from each other. This methodological task presupposed not the rationalization of Christianity, but the Christianization of thinking, the transformation of logic, rationalized philosophy into contemplation, the combination of reason with the apophatic sphere. The ways of solving these problems presupposed further ways of solving questions about the possibility of mystical experience, about the reality of conscious communication with God, about the ultimate vocation of man and humanity. Research implications. Based on patristic antinomianism, the ways of mutual integration of faith and reason are indicated, which are different ways and means of gaining true knowledge
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
125-133 94
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Aim. To analyze the mechanism of the socio-legal regulation of the Internet environment, taking into account the information and technological innovations determining it, the psychological aspects of the impact on the users, the economic and legal factors, including the latest legislative initiatives taken in this field. Methodology. The study examines cybercrime as a phenomenon of the social and legal character, demonstrating the progressive dynamics of its spread all over the modern world. Dialectical, comparative, and predictive methods, as well as methods of typology, analysis, and synthesis are used in the study. The study provides actual statistical data in the affected problem area. Special attention is paid to the specifics of the legal regulation of cybercrime in foreign countries and to the experience of countering cybercrime in modern Russia. Results. The study shows that in modern conditions, the current legal base and the practice of regulating the Internet environment still remain underdeveloped. The evolution of computer technologies is significantly ahead of the system of legal relations formed in this area. This makes difficult to develop operatively the laws regulating relations and activities in cyberspace, and increases the chances for cybercriminals to avoid punishment. That’s why cybercrime today is considered as one of the main threats to the state system of national security and the global model of sustainable development. Research implications. Using the results of a comparison of various regulatory documents given in the work, it is possible to establish which additional instruments of legal regulation are required to be introduced into the legislative sphere affecting the system of relationships in the Internet environment.
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ISSN 2949-5148 (Online)