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SUMMARIES of some
PHILOSOPHICAL ARTICLES after SEMIRA (Shchepanovskaya Elena)
The Cosmic Perspective of Mankind after K.E. Tsiolkovsky
(The report on the international philosophical conference "Cosmism
and New Western or Eastern Thinking" in 1999.— St.-Petersburg Government
University - University of Vienna)
The article covers
scientific and philosophical ideas of the inventor of rocket engine K.E.
Tsiolkovsky, which created the perspective of cosmic exploration. In spite of
radical and materialistic features of his theory, it is close to spiritual
evolutionary ideas of P.Teilhard de Chardin, the follower of V.I.Vernadsky, and
it remains actual as practical prospect of cosmism. The image of "radiant
humanity", and a man as explorer going to meet transformation, can be
considered as modern ideal, still attractive.
Having a rich heritage of ancient spiritual theories
and constantly creating new schools, the culture of India translates them all
over the world. In different new Hindu spiritual schools we can find out common
features, typical for classic teachings. Their distinction reflects spectrum of
actual spiritual needs. The article maintains comparative analysis of the most
popular 6 modern Hindu schools ("Society of Krishna Consciousness",
Sai-Baba, Integral Yoga of Shri Aurobindo, Dynamic Meditation after Osho
Radzhnish, University of Raja-Yoga "Brahmakumaris" and the way of
social service of "Ananda Marga"), revealing their pecularities and
tendencies of developing.
Revealing of the Genesis of Universal Archetypes for
studying the Structure of Unconsciousness
(Cultural Variety: from Past to Future. Texts of participants
of the 2nd Culturological Congress in St.-Petersburg 25-29 November
2008.— St.-Petersburg, Eidos, 2010.— P.563-575)
For true philosophical and culture analysis,
disclosure of the universal historical roots of origination of notions seems to
be more productive. Exploration of archetypical ideas of the most ancient mythology,
as well as revealing deep etymological kinship of senses, became the base of
such approach.
Investigating the archetypes origin, we had correlated
mythological archetypes with the stages of the evolution of mankind, having
spread the notion of the archetype not only to cultural and psychological areas
but to social, economical and biological history. Analysis of mythological
heritage from evolutionary point of
view proves the existence of common development patterns of mundane mythology.
Common logic of thought and succession of forming of the basic human
conceptions is manifested.
Archetypical approach can help to solve methodological
problem of exactness in humanitarian knowledge. The roots of the philosophical
notions manifest universal way of human spiritual development and give the
criteria of value of the representations of modern thought.
Genetic Method of Systematization of the Archetypes of
World Mythology.
(Observatory of
Culture.— Moscow, 2011.— ¹ 4)
In the article the classification of the world
mythology archetypes is suggested. A new methodology based on the genetic
approach, considering the inner logic of mythological development is
elaborated. Such conceptual systematization of mythology contributes to
adequate interpretation of cultural symbols and permit to use the symbolical
areas in the humanitarian researches more correctly.
Mythological Archetypes as the Core of National
(Ethnic) Mentality
(The Days of Petersburg
Philosophy 2009. Dialogs of Cultures and the Culture of a Dialog.-
St.-Petersburg Government University edition, 2010.— P.382-395)
The article represents a new approach to describe peculiarity of
national mentality. The most universal archetypes of the world mythology,
common for all civilizations (12 basic mythologemes are suggested), can be
recognized as semantic core of cultures (local civilizations). Such concept of
archetype is based on the ideas of
symbolic nature of culture and important role of myth in it after E. Kassirer and
K. G. Jung. It seems to be productive for intercultural understanding and for
representation of multiperspectivity of world development and different part of
every nation in it.
The approach is displayed by the example of national
mentality of Russia, India and China.
Eastern Features of Russian Philosophy: Personality as
Manifestation of Cosmic Spirituality
(The Days of Petersburg
Philosophy 2010. Russian Culture: Past, Present and Future.- St.-Petersburg
Government University edition, 2011)
The article displays dominant features of national
mentality through analysis of typical ideas and approaches of Russian
philosophers. One of such archetypical notions is an appeal to personality,
not as to individual (and biological), but as spiritual unit, spreading out of
its individual limits to collective and universal. It is motivated not by
striving for power, but by aspiring for infinity. The national idea should
accordingly include such motivation.
Social Interaction: the Role of Biological Conceptions -
Cultural Myth of Struggle for Existence and Symbiosis
as the Main Evolutionary Factor
(Values and Meanings.—
Moscow, 2011.— ¹ 2.— P.97-105)
The article suggests to use the scientific base of
biological concept of symbiosis as the main factor of evolution, in order to
return to the classical theories of culture — as well as Darvin theory of
struggle for surviving was used to refuse of them, showing insufficiency of
humanistic values, which yielded to pressure of Nietzschean "will for
power" (according Haidegger). Scientific concept of symbiosis, as the base
of manifold of life on the Earth and forming of human culture, manifests the onthological
status of interpersonal and intercultural communication. It contributes the
assertion of notions of cooperation and mutual aid not only as the idealistic
values of "due" but materialistic jist of existence, dealing with
ideas of altruism and humanism as the guiding line of mankind evolution.
In the article a philosophical base, cognitive methods
and gnoseological bounds of astrology are examined. The motion of planets in
the structure of Solar system is proposed to consider an analog model of
actualisation of the most universal archetypes in the structure of psyche and
mentality. Astrological methods, yet not accepted in any Russian scientific
field, can be dealt as technics of uncovering of the archetypes in social,
cultural and personal areas, that give the opportunity to make qualitative
analysis of time, correlating cycles with archetypic ideas.
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