Philosophy

Riskology in the Philosophical Perspective

In article are considered scientific structure and philosophical content of riskology in the context of its multidisciplinary nature.

Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis of the Term «Sufism»

Article deals with the linguistic analysis of the concept of Sufism. Different meanings of the notion discussed and a proper definition educed. Etymological and philosophical study of the terms «Sufism» and «Tasawwyf» shows conceptual difference between these two concepts. Genesis of the notion Sufism is complex and multifaceted. 

The Ontological Bases of Tradition in a Mirror of the Social-Philosophical Analysis

Article considers the ontological bases of tradition from social philosophy position. Author analyzes the basic characteristics of tradition, and also social-philosophical approaches – institutional, communication and structurally functional, in which frameworks conceptualization of traditional problematic occurs.

How cinema changes social reality: The social impact entertainment

Introduction.The article deals with the analysis of media concepts that describe, justify and reinforce the social infl uence of the fi lm content. Cinema can change not only social psychology, but directly determine social action, just as advertising determines consumer behavior. Theoretical analysis. The author examines the theoretical and practical origins of the concept of “social impact entertainment”, starting with the theoretical generalizations of M.

Modernizing education in the post-secular world

Introduciton. This article examines the main directions of modernization of the institution of education in a post-secular society; socio-philosophical analysis of the transformations of modern education is carried out at various levels of its institutionalization: educational and methodological, organizational and managerial, communicative, value-semantic, etc. Theoretical analysis. In addition, the author of the work explores the cognitive features of the perception of modern education as an institution that includes elements of both secular and religious cultures.

Reconstruction of the temporal foundations of everyday thinking in phenomenological sociology of A. Schütz

Introduction.The article is aimed at identifying the problematic place of temporal foundations of everyday life, formulated in the framework of phenomenological sociology. The concept of everyday life outlined by A. Schütz is based on the conceptual provisions of E. Husserl’s philosophy about the inner consciousness of time and A. Bergson, who distinguished the refl exive self and the vital unity of conscious processes.

Plato’s «soteriology» in the context of classical yoga

Introduction. In the article, the connection between the «soteriological» aspects of philosophy of Plato and the principles of classical yoga presented in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is considered in the framework of the comparative methodology. The aim of the study is to establish conceptual parallels in the approaches of Plato and classical yoga to solving the issue of the form of the highest spiritual realization of a person. Theoretical analysis.

Synthesis of love and suff ering in the philosophy by S. L. Frank

Introduction. The article considers the concept of synthesis in the experience of love and suff ering. In the context of the study of the problem, the works of the Russian philosopher S. L. Frank turned out to be signifi cant. Theoretical analysis. The analysis of the notion of synthesis is carried out within the framework of the concept of the metaphysics of the all-unity of the thinker.The conceptual meaning of synthesis is determined in the ratio of antinomic parts of being. It is established that love and suff ering are feelings opposite in meaning.

E. V. Ilyenkov and the struggle for genuine Marxism: Philosophical freethinking in the later USSR

Introduction. The article deals with the life and philosophical work of the Soviet Marxist philosopher E.V. Ilyenkov. It emphasizes the importance of a thoughtful return to his philosophical ideas. Theoretical analysis. Based on selected texts by Ilyenkov and with reference to contemporary studies of his work, three subjects are examined: the philosopher’s struggle to preserve Marx’s ideas within Soviet philosophy, his ideas about the fate of socialism in the USSR, and his attitude toward the West and the infl uence of Western philosophical ideas on Soviet society.

The eventuality of human philosophy in the risk society

Introduction. The article is devoted to the analysis of the eventuality of philosophy in the risk society through the anthropological consideration of the concepts of uncertainty, possibility, unpredictability, infi nity. The main diffi culty in risk analysis is that risk lies between rational and irrational, between certainty and uncertainty, between possibility and reality. Theoretical analysis. We are talking about the need for philosophical conceptualization of concepts, since the relations of definitions act as social and anthropological relations.

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