Bulletin
of the Russian Philosophical Society
No. 3 (47) 2008
(256 p.)
We hereby announce publication and
circulation of the Bulletin of the Russian Philosophical Society No. 3,
2008 (Editor-in-Chief,
Professor A. N. Chumakov; Executive Secretary, Professor N. Z. Yaroschuk). This special issue deals mainly
with the recent 22nd World Congress of Philosophy and the Philosophy Train
cultural event. This issue is illustrated with photos the Congress’ and Train’s
key events. The WCP on Rethinking
Philosophy Today was held from July 30 to August 5,
The section The Congress as Seen by Its Participants opens with
Pr. A. N. Chumakov’s Preamble to Be Continued providing a
brief summary of the Congress and the subsequent Philosophy Train event. For personal impressions and assessments of
the Congress read Reflections on the
Nature of Congresses of Philosophy by Pr. V. I. Krasikov (Kemerovo); The World Congress and the ‘Orien Express’
by L. E. Grinin, D. Phil. Sc. (Volgograd); The Congress as Seen by a Novice by
Pr. Ye. Yu. Leontieva (Volgograd); Sharing Experience about Sections’ Work by Pr. A. V. Dakhin (Nizhny Novgorod); Contemplating the results of the Congress by Pr. S. Shermukhamedov and Pr. N. Shermukhamedova (Tashkent); The Koreans and Seoul by Pr. I. M. Matskevich and O. V. Matskevich (Moscow).
The large section titled From Vladivostok to Moscow: The Philosophy Train informs of the trip participated by
more than 80 Russian and foreign philosophers. The various conferences, round
tables and other events held on the occasion are described in Philosophy Returns by Assoc. Pr. A. Yu. Moskvitin, Pr. S. V. Pishun, Pr. V. S. Funtusov (Vladivostok); The Far Eastern
Perspective of Intercultural Communication by Pr. Z. R. Zhukotskaya (Nizhnevartovsk); ‘The Philosophy Train’ in the Amur Region
by Pr. Yu. M. Serdyukov (Khabarovsk);
A Point on the Map: ‘The Philosophy
Train’ in Chita by Assoc. Pr. T. V. Bernyukevich and Pr. M. N. Fomina (Chita); Regional Discourse as a Popularising
Resource for Ideas of Philosophy by S. V. Plotnikov, Cand. Cult. St. (Chita); The Baikal
Philosophy Forum by Pr. V. V. Mantatov, Assoc. Pr. L. V. Mantatova, Pr. L. G. Sandakova, Assoc. Pr. S. M. Sokolov (Ulan-Ude); The Area of Free Philosophy
by Yu. L. Dyunenok, a free-lance philosopher (Irkutsk); “The
Philosophy Train” Makes a Stop in Irkutsk by
Pr. N. S. Konoplyov (Irkutsk);
From Seoul to Krasnoyarsk: The Ways We
Choose by Pr. V. I. Kudashov (Krasnoyarsk); A Stop in Novosibirsk by Pr. V. S. Diev
(Novosibirsk); Yekaterinburg of the Humanities
by Pr. A. V. Pertsev (Yekaterinburg); ‘The Philosophy Train’ in Kazan by Pr. M. D. Shchelkunov (Kazan). Read also information about the 13
‘round tables’ and other meetings held on route in the Philosophy Train’s conference car.
The subsection titled Assessments, Opinions, Judgements presents ‘ The Philosophy Train’ as Seen From Within by S. A. Sharakshané (Moscow), a special correspondent of The Russian Philosophical Gazette. Read also Exclusive Thoughts of the Foreign Travellers
of the ‘Philosophy Train’: Ioanna Kuçuradi, Professor, Istanbul University,
Ex-President, International Federation of Philosophical Socities
(Tirkey) ; Tomas Mariano Calvo Martinez, Professor, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain);
Pr. Waltraud Ernst (Germany); Maria Teresa Reyes Perez (Spain); Pr. Zhan Baichun
(China); Pr. Liu
Xiating (China).
Read about the cities visited by the Philosophy Train and the scholarly
events held there on the occasion in Sketches
from the Philosophy Summer by Pr. Kh. A. Barlybayev (Moscow); First Impressions
by Pr. A. N. Arlychev (Moscow); From Seoul to Krasnoyarsk by Assoc. Pr. V. I. Ivanov (Krasnoyarsk); A Touch of Eurasia
by Assoc. Pr. O. K. Shamanskaya (Nizhny
Novgorod); With Thoughts on the Past
by Pr. E. A. Taisina (Kazan); The Philosophy Train: A View from germany by Waltraud Ernst, Ph. D. (Germany). Read also
letters of response and gratitude from foreign participants of the trip (in
English). We take this opportunity to thank the Presidium of the Russian
Philosophical Society and all those who supported the Russian participants of
the 22nd World Congress of Philosophy and the trip on the Philosophy Train.
Our traditional column Information from the RPhS
Regional Branches and Organisations includes materials about the
principal events to be held from November 20 to November 22, 2008
within the framework of the Days of
St. Petersburg Philosophy, 2008 (the Days’ topic is Man the Cogniser, Man the Creator, Man the Believer); the round
table at the Department of Philosophy, Irkutsk State University,
participated by Pr. A. N. Chumakov, First Vice-President, the Russian
Philosophical Society, discussing the ways to enhance the creative activities
of social scientists in the Baikal region; the activities of the RPhS Chechen Branch; the Russian Theoretical Conference
on Ethnic and National Values under
Conditions of Globalisation held in the Dagestan State University (Makhachkala).
Events and Comments inform
about the Free Word Club at the
Institute of Philosophy, the Russian Academy of Sciences. The club is soon to
terminate its activities that have lasted 20 years.
Problems of Teaching
Philosophy present The Old
Military Song: A Solo to the Void by Pr. V. N. Porus (
Philosophy and Life present Towards Innovative Strategies or on the Way
into Mirages? By Pr. Kh. G. Tkhagapsoyev (Malchik).
A Topical Issue is discussed
in Self-Made Philosophers on the
Offensive by Pr. D. I. Dubrovsky (
Feedback presents an analytical review of some materials from RPhS Bulletin 2008:2 by an independent
observer Pr. V. F. Druzhinin (Moscow).
Philosophy in the Internet presents The Internet as a Field of Battle... for Minds
by R. M. Maslennikov,
postgraduate student (Tver).
New Journals present The
Bulletin of
Philosophers Joke Too present epigrams addressed to Pr. N. Z. Yaroshchuk on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
On the Poetic
Page read verses by
Alexander Katsura (
Read Useful
Information about
the Municipal (
Mentioned as Noteworthy is information about the books published by
the International Roerich Centre and by Shalva Amonashvili Publishing
House.
See also book reviews, annotations, book announcements, information about books and
journals available at
the RPhS Presidium, doctoral (8) and candidate (48) dissertations in philosophy defended in the third quarter of
2008.
Published also are letters of congratulations on jubilees and other notable events in philosophers’ lives and obituaries.
As usual, the
Bulletin’s third issue for each year contains information about the Russian Philosophical Society’s organizational structure, which consists of the Presidium, the
Inspection Committee, 99 regional branches, 43 field branches, 41 primary units
of the Moscow Philosophical Society; we also publish the complete RPhS membership list (5,169 members).
The Bulletin informs of the
forthcoming series Philosophy of
Read also requirements for the RPhS membership
for 2009. Like in other issues of the Bulletin it is explained that the Russian
Philosophical Society counts as its members only those who have paid the yearly membership fee
and have been consequently included in the current year membership list. They
henceforward enjoy all the privileges of the Society members, including
subscription to the RPhS Bulletin. Full membership lists are
published yearly in RPhS Bulletin No. 3 for the year in
question.
The Bulletin’s subscription
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