
The Human Being in Contemporary Philosophical Conceptions
Nikolai Omelchenko(Editor)
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published on 18. December 2008
Book
Hardback
355 pages
978-1-4438-0143-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a collection of the selected proceedings of the 4th International Conference "Human Being in Contemporary Philosophical Conceptions," which was held under the patronage of UNESCO at Volgograd State University (Russia) on May 28-31, 2007. In the letter to the organizers, Mr. Koichiro Matsuura wrote: "I should like to congratulate you on this important initiative to promote philosophical reflection, which is one of the central objectives of UNESCO's Intersectoral Strategy on Philosophy." There is an interesting fact: the 19th World Congress of Philosophy in Moscow (1993) had no session on philosophical anthropology, the next Congress in Boston (1998) had one such session, the 21st Congress of Philosophy in Istanbul (2003) had already four sessions, and the 22nd World Congress of Philosophy in Seoul (2008) had six sessions on philosophical anthropology. Obviously, we may observe a new anthropological renaissance in contemporary thought. This book serves the philosophical anthropology becoming as well. Perhaps an idea of integral studies is the most attractive trend in the contemporary philosophy and science. The book presents an experience in integral philosophy of human being. Also, the development of philosophical anthropology is closely connected with practical tasks. Our political activities, welfare projects and educational programs can become really useful only when we are guided by knowledge of what human being is, what we are able to do, what are own needs, and what we must become. Philosophical anthropology could correctly define the research purposes of all human sciences.This volume includes various reflexions and styles of thinking. By this, all the papers demonstrate metaphysics of respect for human being. The contributors, scholars from the different countries, are open for free discussions and fresh ideas.
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Unabridged edition
Language
English
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Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
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Professional and scholarly
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Unabridged edition
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With dust jacket
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Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
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978-1-4438-0143-0 (9781443801430)
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Nikolay Omelchenko (born in 1951) is a Professor of Philosophy Department at Volgograd State University (Russia). He has about one hundred publications including two monographies - The First Principles of Philosophical Anthropology (1997) and An Essay on Philosophical Anthropology (2005) - published at Volgograd State University Press. He is a founder of the permanent international conference "Human Being in Contemporary Philosophical Conceptions," which took place in 1998, 2000, 2004, and the last forum (2007) was held under the patronage of UNESCO.