Philosophy 2024, November

While the concept of "man" emphasizes his biosocial origin, "personality" is associated mainly with his social and psychological aspects. The term "personality" comes from the Latin word persona, meaning a mask

Heroes of China's ancient history are like hieroglyphs. Mysterious, beautiful and sometimes incomprehensible. Few people know what they mean, and there is no agreement among interpreters. But these signs mark the "Immortals" in the Tao pantheon. There are 8 in total

Where is truth born? Of course, in a dispute. We know this from the time of Socrates and from his light hand. But not all arguments are equally useful. Some are capable of killing her. Plato's dialogues are a dispute that generates truth through logical reasoning

Abstraction is nothing more than a distraction, a mental step away from the subject being considered, studied or discussed, carried out in order to determine and highlight the most important, essential points, features, elements by generalization. In simple terms, this is a way of mentally eliminating the unnecessary, helping to focus on the main thing. At the same time, both generalized and detailed

Every living thing in the world is subject to cyclicity. And man is no exception. There is an opinion that its development is connected with the number "seven". Every seven years, his values and worldview change dramatically. It will be very useful and interesting to study such a point of view

Writer, philosopher and teacher Michel de Montaigne lived in an era when the Renaissance was already ending and the Reformation had begun. He was born in February 1533, in the Dordogne area (France). Both the life and works of the thinker are a kind of reflection of this "middle" period, between times

What is existence similar to? This concept is often combined with the word "being". However, it has a difference with him, which consists in the fact that it is an exclusively aspect of being, in being is usually understood in the meaning of everything that exists in the world. Existence is something always individual. Consider how philosophers explain it

The main quality in a woman even in our ancestors was the ability to create and maintain alliances in society. In the ancient society of men, for whom the ability to get food and the ability to defend themselves from their enemies were much more important skills, social skills were not used so widely

Holbach used his popularizing abilities and extraordinary mind not only to write articles for the Encyclopedia. One of Holbach's most significant occupations was propaganda directed against Catholicism, the clergy and religion in general

Such concepts as truth and truth have a completely different essence, although many are not used to it. Truth is subjective and truth is objective. Each person has a purely personal truth, he can consider it an indisputable truth, with which other people are obliged, in his opinion, to agree

Foucault Michel differed from other philosophers in that he looked at the world from a different angle. He evaluated events based on his experience and beliefs, which makes his work interesting for readers

Today we will talk about a man, a thinker, who is rightfully the pinnacle of German classical philosophy. We will talk about the famous founder of the laws of dialectics, who became famous for his completely unique view of the world, which, of course, develops the ideas of his predecessors, but takes them to an incredible height. The system of absolute spirit, absolute idealism is the brainchild of this particular philosopher

Consciousness should be considered as the second most broad philosophical category after matter. Dostoevsky was of the opinion that man is a mystery. His consciousness can be considered as mysterious as well. And today, when the individual has plunged into the many-sided secrets of the creation and development of the world, the secrets of his inner being, in particular, the secrets of his consciousness, are of public interest and still remain mysterious. In our article, we will analyze the concept of consciousness, its origin, essence

One of the main human needs is the need for knowledge. Throughout the history of mankind, it has been developing, expanding its knowledge and boundaries. The process of scientific knowledge is a systematic education. As its main elements, the subject and the object of knowledge are distinguished. Summing up, we can give a general definition of the basic concepts related to the theory of knowledge

What is the generalization and limitation of concepts in logic? It is rather difficult to describe this briefly, since the discipline is philosophical and appeals to a considerable number of nuances. Generalizations and restrictions, as well as the processes for their implementation, are just logical mechanisms

Do you know how a person, among other things, differs from an animal? Ability for creative activity. What is creativity? What are the true goals and motives of this process? What types of creative activities exist? And how to find your personal creative path? You will find answers to all these questions in our article

The topic of our article will be the life and work of one of the brightest thinkers in Russia. A man who became the ancestor of a kind of revolution in the consciousness of society, in the spiritual quest of the Russian intelligentsia, in understanding what Russia is in the world and what its place is. A person who in due time will find completely unique events. Today we will talk about P. Ya. Chaadaev and his philosophical letters

Philosophy seems to us the science of gray-haired, long-bearded elders who devoted their whole lives to teaching, and we are even afraid to approach. But we will try to tell you about the basic postulates in the simplest possible way. Suddenly you will get a taste and soon another area of discipline will open to the world, named after you?

January 31, 2019 marks the 522nd anniversary of the birth of Philipp Melanchthon, a famous humanist, theologian, teacher and prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Years later, Reformation experts are unanimous: it could never have happened without him. In 2018, on August 28, the 500th anniversary of his inaugural speech delivered at the University of Wittenberg was celebrated. He was Martin Luther's best friend and his favorite intellectual sparring partner

Being is the most fundamental foundation of philosophy. This term refers to reality that exists objectively. It does not depend on human consciousness, emotions or will. Being is studied by such a science as ontology. It allows you to realize its objectively differentiated diversity, creating a superficial perception of the world. The philosophical meaning of the problem of being, its meaning, aspects and their meaning will be considered in the article

Schleiermacher's hermeneutics deserves great attention. In philosophy, it is a theory of understanding language communication. It is defined as being opposed to, not equated with, its explanation, application, or translation. In general, hermeneutics is a discipline that should be universal, that is, one that applies equally to all subject areas

The world is relatively constant. But the vision of a person in relation to him can change. Depending on what kind of vision it is, he answers us with such colors. You can always find proof of this. The world has everything that a person wants to see. But some focus on the good, while others focus on the bad. This is the answer to why each person sees the world differently

From the general characteristics of the non-classical theory of knowledge, you must remember the list of views on the philosophical aspect of the possibility of knowing the world. Optimism is a philosophical position that recognizes the knowledge of the world by man, skepticism is a philosophical position that raises doubts about the achievement of absolute knowledge. Agnosticism is a position that denies the possibility of knowledge. Let's take a closer look at what agnosticism is, who are agnostics and why they deny the possibility of knowing the world

Epistema (from the Greek ἐπιστήμη "knowledge", "science" and ἐπίσταμαι "to know" or "to know") is the central concept of Michel Foucault's theory of "archeology of knowledge", introduced in the work "Words and things. Archeology of the Humanities" (1966). This is a very popular term in philosophy

Perhaps no aspect of the mind is more familiar or more mysterious than the mind and our conscious experience of ourselves and the world. The problem of consciousness is perhaps the central problem of modern theorizing about the mind. Despite the absence of any agreed upon theory of consciousness, there is a widespread, though not universal, consensus that an adequate account of the mind requires a clear understanding of itself and its place in nature

The word "philosophy" has Greek roots. Literally from this language it is translated as phileo - "I love", and sophia - "wisdom". If we consider the interpretation of the last of these words, then it means the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practice. That is, having studied something, the student tries to use it in life. Thus, a person gains experience

Many people know about the struggle between Slavophiles and Westerners. About the course of pan-Slavism - too. Among the names of people who belonged to the Slavophiles and believed that Russia was destined for the first place among the Slavic states, one stands out - the name of the scientist, philosopher, sociologist, culturologist, botanist Nikolai Yakovlevich Danilevsky. In our material - a story about his life and scientific research

What is the meaning of human life? Many people at all times thought about this question. For some, the problem of the meaning of human life does not exist at all as such, someone sees the essence of being in money, someone - in children, someone - in work, etc. Naturally, the greats of this world also puzzled over this question: writers, philosophers, psychologists. They devoted years to this, wrote treatises, studied the works of their predecessors, etc. What did they say about this?

One of the most important differences between man and animals is the presence of a conscious attitude to reality, as well as a creative and creative beginning, spirituality, morality. It is not enough for any person to satisfy only his physiological needs. Possessing consciousness, emotionality, intellect and will, a person became more and more interested in various philosophical issues, including the problem of values, their types, meaning for themselves and society, humanity as a whole

Life is not fair. Most people agree with this statement. Why is this happening, let's try to understand the material of the article

Friedrich Engels (years of life 1820-1895) was born in the city of Barmen. In this city, he went to school until the age of 14, and then to the Elberfeld gymnasium. At the insistence of his father, in 1837 he left his studies and began working in a trading company owned by the family

Karl Marx is an outstanding German philosopher of the 19th century, whose works largely influenced the political events that developed in Russia in the 20th century

Philo of Alexandria (Jewish) - theologian and religious thinker, who lived in Alexandria from about 25 BC. e. to 50 AD e. He was a representative of Jewish Hellenism, the center of which was then just in Alexandria. He had a great influence on the development of all theology. Widely known as the creator of the doctrine of the Logos. We will talk about the philosophical doctrine of this thinker in this article

Positive traits can be dozens, if not hundreds. But very rarely all qualities can be combined in one person. The character traits of women and men are different. It is natural for a man to be strong-willed and strong, but for a woman, kindness and femininity are preferable

Heidegger Martin (years of life - 1889-1976) is one of the founders of such a direction of philosophy as German existentialism. He was born in 1889, September 26, in Messkirche

Hundreds of pages, articles, books have been written about the dangers of eternal worry and the benefits of laughter. However, we remain convinced that only a serious person can be successful. The one who walks in a classic suit, is always neat, wears glasses, drives an expensive foreign car, is never late and does not play the fool

Should a woman in the 21st century retain the role of a homemaker, or is it a relic of the past? Practice shows that the roles of a successful business woman and a "home" girl are quite compatible

It seems that each person has his own pyramid of values created throughout life. In fact, it is laid in childhood. The information received by a child under the age of 6 goes directly to the subconscious. This also applies to the ethical standards of behavior that children receive by watching the actions of their parents and listening to their conversations. Ethics is a very ancient concept and means a science that studies the actions of people, the norms of their behavior, their moral and moral qualities

Life is entangled in the web of morality, and we unwittingly find ourselves "victims" of an incomprehensible creature. Around every corner, a moral choice is furtively offered. We're on a shelf of dilemmas comparing prices for a mistake. And since we are destined to be absorbed in smiling morality, then let's first take a closer look, does not this sweet smile resemble a wolf's grin?

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