A. A. ZINOVIEV ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOVIET MANAGERIAL ELITE by E. M. Amelina

“…The article analyses the views of the famous Russian sociologist and philosopher, A. A. Zinoviev (1922–2006) on the Soviet administrative elite and the stages of its social and spiritual evolution. …”
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ENSEMBLE MUSIC AS EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNICATIVE RESOURCE. ONLINE SEMINAR REVIEW by Valentina L. Boiko, Svetlana A. Mitasova, Sergey G. Chaikin

“…Music has always been a magnet for the greatest minds of mankind considering it as a cultural phenomenon, as manifestation of Divinity, and as a specific art form. Philosophic studies of music nature show that origins of spiritual culture can be seen as deep as in the earliest civilization periods. …”
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Friedrich Hölderlin or Emanuele Severino? The Sacral Dimension of Nature in the Context of Modern Technology by Andrzej Kobyliński

“…He believes science and modern technology have become an extremely effective tool of man’s dominion over the natural world. The Italian philosopher says that today the human will to power applied to nature leads to its objectification and desacralization. …”
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Bertrand Russell’s epistemology: towards neutral monism by A. B. Didikin

“…The article presents the evolution of the ideological views of the British philosopher Bertrand Russell on the nature of knowledge and the methodological principles underlying the cognition theory. …”
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Trauma Talk by Siri Husvedt

“…At the crossroads between theoretical reflections, autobiographical and fictional writings by the author, memories and dreams, not to mention essays by philosophers, psychoanalysts and neuroscientists, this extremely personal and creative paper aims at defining the specificity of trauma narratives – such an endeavor being conceived as essentially paradoxical. …”
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On Contemporary Problems of Communication between Secular and Religious Actors and Ways of its Solution by F. S. Frantsev

“…The author draws the reader's attention towards problems that occur in light of high-level secularisation of modern society and suggests their possible solution based on a work by one of the most outstanding west-european philosophers of our time…”
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Les modalités du temps chez Benjamin Franklin by Elise Marienstras

“…The long-lasting fame of Benjamin Franklin rests principally on his characteristics as a scientist and a philosopher of the Enlightenment. This article raises the question of Franklin's conception of time and examines his numerous uses of « time » as a concept, as a way of living, as a means to obtain wealth, as a general vision of the progress of mankind.…”
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Talking responsibly about medicine in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Alex Broadbent

“… A lot of what is currently being said about the future of medicine in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is irresponsible: it appears to be uttered without regard for whether it is true or false. The philosopher Harry Frankfurt argues that we should define and use the word “bullshit” as a technical term to cover speech of this sort (Frankfurt, 2005). …”
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The spirituality of Andrei Rublev's Icon of the Holy Trinity by J. Reimer

“… This article focuses on the work of Rublev who is considered to be the greatest medieval Russian Orthodox painter of icons and frescoes and whose work has influenced generations of Russian artists, theologians, writers and philosophers. It examines Rublev’s spirituality, both historically and theologically, with specific attention to the Icon of the Holy Trinity which is considered to be his most important work. …”
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Obrona nowożytnej koncepcji praw dziecka. Kilka refleksji w kontekście myśli pedagogicznej Jana Jakuba Rousseau by Małgorzata Kozak

“…The presented reflections are an attempt at a new interpretation of the category of children’s rights in the context of pedagogical naturalism and the rationalism of a philosopher of the Enlightenment. This text may become an argument in defense of the concept of basing the relations between adults and children on the ideas of children’s rights. …”
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Polemical Reflections about the Possibility of Controversy in Contemporary Philosophy by Milan Uzelaz

“…On the question whether the controversy in the field of philosophy in our time, the author responds negatively, for the following reasons: in the early ages of the real clash of interests could not be, because all the philosophers were inside understanding integrity of the world and their teaching is not consistent; today's thinkers have no more idea of the world that they could unify and give them a uniform basis for the formation of speculative concepts.…”
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Intuitions of future in “existential diaries” of 1920–1930s: Grigory Tseretely, Mikhail Prishvin, Gustav Shpet by T. . Schedrina

“…A key theme of this article is the relation of the eminent Russian intellectuals: scientist (Grigory Tseretely), writer (Mikhail Prishvin), philosopher (Gustav Shpet) to educational reforms of 1920–1930s in Soviet Russia expressed in their letters and diary notes. …”
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Quand le roman s’est détourné de l’épopée by François Vanoosthuyse

“…This study seeks to understand the motives and issues at stake in Lukács’s reception of Flaubert throughout his career as a philosopher and critic. In particular, we want to know whether there is a form of continuity beyond the rupture of 1917, or whether this hypothesis is completely invalid. …”
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The Problem of Animal Rights in Selected Works by Dorota Probucka by Joanna Glensk

“… This article presents the idea of animal rights as perceived by a Polish philosopher and ethicist, Dorota Probucka. It is divided into three sections that delve into the development and significance of animal rights from the perspectives of both proponents and critics of the idea. …”
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EUROPEAN PLASTIC ART IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIMENSION: FROM THE CLASSICS TO THE POSTMODERNISM by R. M. Rusin, I. V. Liashenko

“…The ideas of postmodern philosophers found their visual embodiment in modern artistic practices. …”
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Editorials without Editors: a Possible Reality? by Belkis González Aguiar, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni, Pablo Manuel Guerra Martí

“…In addition, at present editors have in their hands the gratests texts of philosophers, scientists and researchers, requires for those professionals that in a silent way permeate them of their wisdom and intuition.…”
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De l’intention de l’artiste à l’effet de l’œuvre. Changer l’approche en conservation ? by Muriel Verbeeck

“…The thought of the philosopher G. Genette could provide interesting leads. …”
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Architecture and Nature in Japan: Nishizawa, Kuma e Fujimoto by Salvator-John Liotta

“…This paper defines the sense of nature for Japanese culture according to the interpretation of the philosopher Testuro Watsuji, provides an overview of the devices of traditional Japanese spatiality and shows through a critical analysis of various projects by Ryue Nishiwaza, Kengo Kuma and Suo Fujimoto as Japanese contemporary architecture has renewed its bond with nature. …”
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C. McGinn. The concept of a person / trans. from Engl. A. V. Nekhaev by A. V. Nekhaev

“…Since the term does not designate any natural kind, philosophers must abandon the question ‘what constitutes the continued existence of a person?’. …”
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Les substrats d’une pensée du « genre » dans les textes de María Zambrano by Nadia Mékouar-Hertzberg

“…Certainly, the intellectual and theoretical foundations are clearly different ; the thought of the philosopher does not consist in an anticipation of "gender studies". …”
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