Editor-in-Chief's column
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Gurevich, P.S.
Missing passionarity
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56034
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Despite all efforts of the best minds of Russia, - heads of the country and Russian intelligentsia, - Russia still doesn’t have the national idea which would unite the nation and revive the country. Why have their projects failed? And would it be possible to “make” something as mysterious and powerful as the national idea is?
Political philosophy
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Korolev, S.A.
Disciplinary technologies: Russia and europe
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56035
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The author discussed the problem which he called “social disciplining”. He described this phenomenon in detail based on Fuco’s works and payed special attention at Russia’s history and modern life.
Philosophy of history
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Knyazeva, E.N., Kurkina, E.S.
The paths of history and images of future humanity: sinergy of global processes in history. Part 1
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56036
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Starting from ancient philosophers, many scientists have tried to define laws of human evolution by analyzing a complicated pattern of historical events. However, human existence in the society is a way too complicated and too often different values and ideologies result in varying interpretations of history, contrary opinions on the present historical situation and existence of both pessimistic and optimistic views on the future of the humanity.
Fates and outlines of civilizations
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Maidanov, A.S.
Art of polemic dialogue in chang (zen) buddizm
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56037
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The article discusses the art of the dialogue which was quite popular in the Chinese Buddhist school of Chang. The author of the article discussed ways, methods, techniques and rules of conducting such a dialogue. He revealed the peculiarity of Chang dialogues – the principle of contrariety or creating paradoxical situations. The author described the unusual confrontational logic of the dialogue. He viewed the dialogue as the mean of creative thinking and stressed out that its methods and techniques could be successfully used in the modern scientific and political discourses.
National character and mentality
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Shazhinbatyn, A.
National character and national stereotypes
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56038
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The author analysed various “national character” concepts and showed the role of national stereotypes in formation and destruction of the national character as a phenomenon. At the same time, the author spoke of specific methods for studying the national character. He also described types of personalities and personal traits.
Philosophical anthropology
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Razin, A.A.
Human being: rising to the true nature.
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56039
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The article criticizes competition as the main principle of civilization. The author believes that agonality was the result of mistakes in understanding human nature. In the article he talked about creating a new version of practical philosophy as a part of human studies.
Dasein of the human being
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Karpov ,A.N.
Suffering: the experience of historical and phylosophycal reconstruction.
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56040
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The author marked out the main “milestones” of development of philosophical views on suffering. He viewed suffering as an essential phenomenon of human life. In his article the author compared Christian views on suffering with modern views on this phenomenon starting from Schopenhauer.
Ethics
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Prokovief, A.V.
Idea of justice in the "Utilitarism" of J.St.Milles
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56041
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The paper is devoted to reconstruction of J.S.Mill’s understanding of justice (mainly according to the fifth chapter of Utilitarianism). Despite common tendency in utilitarianism to consider justice as a secondary and auxiliary moral concept Mill tried to give the idea of justice as high status as it has in live moral experience. For the purpose of this Mill distinguished different kinds of utility. According to Mill, the idea of justice corresponds to one of these kinds, which meets the need in security. In order to justify this approach and to make it acceptable by the untilitarianists, as well as to the adherents of the ethics of tradition and common sense Mill anticipated some problems which would be actively discussed in our days and proposed a number of controversial thesis regarding the essence of morality, the criteria of right actions, and the content of the principles of justice.
Philosophy of language and communication
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Krivykh, L.V.
Signs of non-verbal communication in the modern multi-cultural environment
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56042
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The path of historical development shows that we are moving towards integration of different cultures. When cultures encounter and interact, they simultaneously penetrate into and influence on one another. We are doomed to start facing other worlds more and more often. This encounter takes place when people of other culture enter our life. Effective interaction with others is a complicated science, on one hand. On the other hand, it is a subtle art. When we understand someone, we don’t only learn to communicate freely. We also expand the horizons of our individual consciousness.
Philosophy and art
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Mylos CHEZLAW
Stanislav Ignatzky Vitkevich: modern writer? (translation of V.S. Kulagina – Yartseva)
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56043
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By analyzing the biography and creative work of Stanislav Ignatzky Vitkevich, the author of the article clearly showed what an important role Vitkevich’ works had always played in the modern culture, philosophy and art.
Philosophy of law
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Bochkarev, S.A.
Phenomenon of property at the level of imagination and definition (analysis of Russian phylosophy of property)
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56044
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The author of the article analyzed Russian philosophy of property which allowed to find relations between the concept of “property” and the actual meaning of it. It also clarified the sense of the triad of possession, use and disposal.
History of ideas and teachings
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Ìarkuze, G.
Phenomenology of spirit (translation by E.N. Fedina)
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56045
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The article is devoted to Hegel’s book “Phenomenology of Spirit” written by the great philosopher at the peak of the French Revolution. The author of the article discussed Hegel’s main views on philosophical learning as the absolute truth and self-conscious subject as the “maker” of history.
The stream of books
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Suprunenko, P.P.
Solzhenitsyn: time and the contemporaries (final part).
// Philosophy and Culture.
2008. ¹ 10.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=56046