Prokhorov, M. M. Truth and Cultural Studies

Abstract: The article analyzes the concept of truth in post-unclassical science which studied human-sized systems with a human viewed as a subject deliberately changing the ontology of an object. Knowledge as a subjective image of an objective world is filled with a related content combining objectivity with human-sizedness which is reflected in features of truth, deception, lies and interactions between them. Unlike everyday consciousness which ‘excessively’ uses these categories, and philosophy of postmodernism which, on the contrary, tends to destruct existence and eliminates truth, lies and deception, the author proves the idea that there are certain borders of application of these concepts and there are hypostasis and stimulation beyond these borders. On these grounds the author also proves the alternative nature of cogitation (which learns about existence) and its stimulation and reveals the importance of understanding their opposition not only in gnoseology and epistemology but also in cultural studies.

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