Popkova, N. V. Philosophical Culture or Philosophical Technology?

Abstract: In her article Popkova examines the essence of philosophical culture, the reason of its small demand by modern mass consciousness and ways of an exit from this crisis. The situation with recognition of social utility of philosophy in the conditions of dominating technology-related and hedonistic rationality is analyzed. The place of philosophical culture within the limits of traditional culture (as a source of basic principles and concepts) and cultures of a modern epoch (when the philosophy is criticized for uselessness even by scientific community) is compared. Necessity of transformation of philosophy for a modern epoch is investigated. The basic methods of research include problematization, analogy, methodological schematization, rationalisation and articulation of implicit representations. As an example, the author discusses the position of modern science which has passed the stage of techno-science (that means transition from a problem of understanding of an external reality to a problem of its designing, from an explanation – to reproduction). The author considers philosophy as the special technology intended for change of the world internal and suggests to develop philosophy in a direction named techno-philosophy. Accordingly, each philosophical system is considered as a set of programs of behavior proving each other and the dialogue: the basic metaphilosophical directions having different research objectives are allocated, and possibility of their interpretation as various schemes of autodesigning of the person of the philosopher is shown. As a result there is a possibility to use domination of technologically directed outlook for the development of philosophy, in modern mentality it has proved necessary for the personal growth of the person. Practical application of techno-philosophy will find the project at reconsideration of stages of development of philosophy and its social functions, at research of implicit or daily philosophy (ordinary representations about a life, its purpose and its rules also are technologies).

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