Vol. 4 No. 2 (2013)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46991/10.46991/BYSU:E/2013.4.2
Published: 2013-06-26

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    Philosophy – Philosophical Argumentation – Rhetoric

    Atom Vardumyan
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    In the article, entitled “Philosophy – Philosophical Argumentation – Rhetoric”, social and value-laden nature of human knowledge is presented. The social and valueladen nature of knowledge is “explicit” in philosophy and in philosophic argumentation. The latter, although methodically consistent, is not limited by strictly logical methods (does not consider them of primary importance) of justification and functions by elements of worldview, which aim at discovering the meaning and significance of the issue and its solution. As the purpose of philosophical argumentation is convincingjustification, it is often identified with rhetoric (“New Rhetoric”) and by this identification the obvious difference of extensions of these notions (difference in terms of argumentation-approach), which exist despite their numerous common methodical nature and shared content. The work also presents the method of justification by meshing together evaluative-world-view elements (loci and statuses) in logically provable (syllogistic) structures. This method is verisimilar, however it is a big potential to convince and is widely used in argumentation.

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    Ressentiment, I-Conception and Armenophobia in Azerbaijan

    Armen Sargsyan
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    In recent decades, Azerbaijan implements state policy of Armenophobia that has many manifestations in almost all spheres of life. The author proves in the article that success in dissemination of the Armenophobia can be explained on the basis of several factors, including the ressentimentalism and ethnic (national) I-conception of the Azerbaijanians. The latter are manipulated by the Azerbaijanian state authorities that through successful introduction of the enemy image (Armenians) have as a goal the justification of the existing problems in Azerbaijan by the activity of foreign enemies.

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    National Identity in Contemporary Conditions of Transformation of Value System

    Movses Demirchyan
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    The paper analyzes the process of globalization in terms of the impact on the system of self-identification, in particular, on the transformation of national identity. It is known that it is in danger of extinction due to the leveling and aggressive distribution in traditional societies’ global (uniform) system of consumer values. For national identity in this context, there is only one way to survive - the transformation of nation from traditional to political. The process of modernization is also indicated by the fact that the core of this modernization is the modernization of the nation's moral, which involves the construction of a new hierarchy of values. It is highlighted that such modernization can take place only under the influence of a targeted system of self-identifications on the society (nation), resulting in possible formation of a political nation – a new community of people for whom the ethnic, religious, and cultural differences in the future are less important than the resolution of common social problems. However, as a rule, this process of formation of a new identity is initiated by the political power that comes to the realization of the need to build a system of social relations based on new principles and relevant objectives, but, as the experience of postSoviet countries shows, this need may go unnoticed. As a result, the society begins to form not transpersonal values (to what are the concerns and values of the political nation), but more personal, consumer, which are characterized as bourgeois. They are a direct threat to national identity, as depriving the system of self-identification of such unites transpersonal orientation as the experience of the past, traditions, culture and history, national and state interests and goals are. The threat to national identity in the system of bourgeois values exist on the ontological level, because the spread of bourgeois values (as opposed to national) facilitated by the fact that in a consumer society more viable are exactly the bourgeois values that contribute to a more well-being.

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    Traditional Sociocultural Values and the Society Interaction Model

    Nelli Alaverdyan
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    The model of traditional sociocultural values and the society interaction is discussed in the article. Sociocultural values provide feedback interaction with the society and, as a result, the central cultural circuit implements accumulating, saving, reproducing, handing over and programming functions of values. Social systems exist thanks to new sociocultural values that provide existence and development of the society.

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    The Place of Person’s Freedom in Globalized Social-Political Model of the Crisis Epoch

    Irma Shioshvali
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    The modern world is characterized with sharply identified crisis signs. In such social- political life person’s freedom issue gains new measurement, but because of its universal importance it still preserves the function of the highest criteria of progress. The article discusses the modern problems of the personal freedoms in the era of transformations in the basis of social philosophy

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    Metaphysical Preconditions of Transcendental Psychology of Perception

    Ruben Naghdyan
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    The given article deals with the sources of transcendental psychology of perception of A. I. Mirakyan. The content of his approach to the study of psychic reflection is revealed. It is considered that the solution to the problem on the origin of the psychic and the definition of the subject of Psychology is an interdisciplinary one.

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    The Interrelation of an Individual’s Thoughts Features and Behavior in a Conflict Situation

    Maria Tevosyan
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    The interrelation issue of different thoughts features and behavioral strategies from the viewpoint of conflict situation resolution is discussed in the article by highlighting the importance of the study of that issue in effective conflict resolution and individual’s development processes. Various approaches in a conflict resolution on an individual’s behavior strategies are analyzed by pointing out the most effective ways from the viewpoint of conflict resolution, the study results of the issue mentioned above and their psychological analysis are presented as well.

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    About Problems of Ethnic Tolerance

    Lina Mikaelyan
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    The problem of ethnic tolerance in the scientific context is rather young. However, if we try to find its historical origins, we will have to refer to the famous story of the mixing of languages at the Tower of Babel. Strictly speaking, the problem of acceptance of other cultures, creation of a positive or at least neutral attitude towards other languages and cultures is always up to date. The problem of ethnic tolerance, development of positive personal attitude to other cultures has two important aspects: firstly, learning a different ethnic culture, the individual is able to fully realize his own culture, and secondly, the process of learning different ethno-cultural realities promotes one’s social development. The denial of other ethnic cultures ends up creating a stable platform for misunderstandings of one’s own culture. And only the person, who is able to generate positive attitude towards other cultures, is able to create for himself an adequate ethnic identity

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