The paper highlights the problems of methodology linguistics in light modern cultural transformations. research object is linguistic studies paradigm postmodernism. purpose to substantiate need for parity between rational and irrational approaches research. A point problem state inconsistency with requests global communication. In process research, a brief analysis postmodernism its relationshi...

The usefulness of verification hinges on the quality of the verification model. Verification is useful if it increases our confidence that an artefact bahaves as expected. As modelling inherently contains non-formal elements, the quality of models cannot be captured by purely formal means. Still, we argue that modelling is not an act of irrationalism and unpredictable geniality, but follows rat...

This paper examines the way in which ‘authority’ and ‘authoritarianism’ have been confl ated in contemporary philosophical thought. More specifi cally, it will show how the psycho-social critique of political authority developed by the Frankfurt School in the 1930s established a paradigm for the critique of political authority as ‘authoritarian irrationalism’. The paper goes on to explore the l...

Typical of some contemporary theories of rationality is the pithily formulated idea stated almost 20 years ago by Gillian Rose (1947-1995) in her autobiography: «Reason, the critical criterion, is forever without ground». One important way of understanding this statement is found in the early writings of Karl R. Popper (1902-1994). This statement expresses the conviction at the root of Popper’s...

Iwan Simatupang the great writer was born on January 18, 1928. Lots of his works have been translated into various languages, while demand for reprints continues to increase. Simatupang's "Kering" is not only in a physical sense but more contemplative nature. With adventures carried out, he describes how actors are afflicted with psychological, spiritual, ideas, and ready be swallowed by termit...

Professor of the St Petersburg State University Yu. N. Solonin to study global and Russian conservatism, analyzes his works on problems philosophy axiology politics political ideology. The author shows that was theoretically grounded Center for comprehensive conservatism at Philosophy Department University. It is pointed out many well-known specialists from other regions Russia took an active p...

in this article, the author deals with the critical study of rorty and gadamer's doctrines on truth through analyzing its undesirable epistemological and political consequences. rorty denies truth and believes that it is merely the indicator of sentences specification. but gadamer does not deny truth and believes it is as event of appearance which flourishes from within the dialogue and ma...