Why didn’t China make an independent transition to industrial capitalism?
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38A pressing question of theoretical history is the question of why Europe managed to overcome the thresh-old of industrialization on its own and break out of the Malthusian trap, while China had to adopt Western experience for a long time and catch up with Europe? An explanation of China’s lagging behind in the late Modern period pointing to the specifics of the Asian mode of production or irrigation society, is useful, but not sufficient. A convincing explanation is that this is due to the shortage of certain resources and the underdevelopment of capitalism.
The Crisis of Heidegger: The Problematic Character of the Relation of Philosophy and Politics. Book Review: Sluga H. Heidegger’s Crisis / transl. by V.V. Tselishchev. Moscow: Kanon+, 2025
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38In Heidegger’s Crisis, Hans Sluga explores the issue of the interaction of philosophy and politics. He analyzes the role of German philosophy (with an emphasis on the case of M. Heidegger) in Nazi Germany (1933–1945) and in the preceding years, beginning with the First World War.
Postcolonialism: the origins and main contradictions of postcolonial theory
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38The article presents a comprehensive analysis of the main problems of postcolonial discourse. Key theories such as postcolonialism, decolonization of thought and orientalism are considered, as well as other concepts related to this area of research. The main contradictions of postcolonial theory are analyzed and the role and place of postcolonialism in the modern world are determined.
Criticism of the justification of history acceleration with the help of synergetics and the concept of “Big History”
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38There are a large number of different models of history acceleration. This article discusses the models proposed by S. P. Kapitsa, S. V. Tsirel and A. D. Panov. They are based on the prerequisites of a synergetic methodology, the concepts of Big History and singularity, as well as the interpretation of the acceleration of history as a consistent reduction in the duration of significant historical epochs. The purpose of the paper is to show the unconvincing nature of such an approach as a variant of substantiating the conception of history acceleration.
Asimov’s laws of robotics: conceptual foundations and cognitive fallacies
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38Asimov’s laws of robotics provide rare common ground, a kind of commandments for all sides of ethical discourse on artificial intelligence. Practical implementation of these «laws», however, faces fundamental problems which are studied in this work. In particular, the first «law» on the prevention of harm to humans does not specify, the harm to whom is meant; the second «law» on the subordination of a robot to a human does not specify, which of the subjects willing to control this robot must be preferred.
On the reasons and strategies of deconstruction of the Soviet in the paraphrases of cultural signs
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38Deconstruction of the Soviet in paraphrases of precedent cultural signs is for the first time considered from a socio-philosophical position: the socio-cultural and socio-psychological reasons for this phenomenon are analyzed, and its influence on the reception of the Soviet theme by modern public consciousness is theorized. It has been established that the tendency of ironic paraphrasing of Soviet precedents is predetermined by the morphology of Soviet culture and by a number of factors associated with the properties of social psychology as well.
Ethnic culture of the Khakass people through the prism of women’s family values (to the anniversary of Larisa Viktorovna Anzhiganova)
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38On the 3rd of April, 2023, the Doctor of Philosophy, Larisa Viktorovna Anzhiganova celebrated her anniversary. She is the first and currently the only woman in the region with a degree of the Doctor of Philosophy. Her research interests are related to the study of ethnocultural problems of Khakassia, in particular, the philosophy of ethnos, ethnic culture, interethnic relations, gender studies. Her scientific activity was conducted within the walls of the N. F. Katanov Khakass State University (since 1980), Khakass Research Institute for Language, Literature, and History (1994–1998).
M. Foucault’s Ancient Glossary in the History of Sexuality project
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38The purpose of the study is a textual analysis of the project «The History of Sexuality» by M. Foucault. The result of the textual analysis is presented as a conceptual scheme, designated by the author as one of the variants of marginal anthropology of the 20th century. The relevance of the conducted textual analysis is related to the interpretation of key concepts for the project «History of Sexuality», dating back to the ancient philosophical tradition. The research used analytical, phenomenological and hermeneutic methods to problematize human genealogy in modern European philosophy.
“New Atlantis” – a technocratic utopia?
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:38The paper brings the analysis of the peculiar features of Bacon’s utopianism, it’s linkage to and tensions with classical utopias, technocratic ideas, Christian humanism and Hobbesian ethics. The research is trying to revisit conventional views on the so-called Bacon’s technocratic perspective for the future of science, state and society. We argue that ethical framework of Bacon’s theory of science and it’s societal institutions has much in common with the Kenotic ethics of Christian humanism. His utopian novel follows this ethical pattern as well.