Year XXVIII, Issue 1, 2019<<Archive>>
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Philosophy of Sciеncе
PARADIGM SHIFT IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CREATIVE ABILITIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
The understanding of human consciousness as a kind of computer is insufficient and even irrelevant, taking into account the modern advances in the development of cognitive science. The author argues that a certain paradigm shift in the understanding of human c...
autopoiesis; chaos; complex systems; consciousness; creative thinking; self-organization.
HAMLET’S THESIS, OR ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWABILITY OF THE WORLD
The aim of the paper is epistemological resemblances and differences to be outlined between the views of the Bulgarian philosopher in the near past Ivan Sarailiev, and the specialist in quantum physics and popularizer of science, the Italian Carlo Rovelli. Bot...
Hamlet’s thesis; “ocean of the unknown”; scientific knowledge; theoretical constructs; aesthetical premises in epistemology
Philosophy of Еducаtion
CIVIC EDUCATED-NESS – GOAL OF THE EDUCATION IN ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
The main goal of the paper is to clarify the essence and the meaning of the concept (and phenomenon) “civic educated-ness” in the context of Philosophy of Education. It is determinative, “fundamental” but neglected and omitted characteristic of civic education...
civic education; civic educated-ness; personal integrity; virtuousness; citizen; citizenship; active citizenship
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING GOALS AND ASSESSMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY
This article is concerned with a short review of the learning goals of secondary school philosophy in Bulgaria, the basic skills needed to achieve them and the challenges they pose to the assessment of students’ performance. The first part of the text describe...
assessment; personal development; autonomy; critical thinking; creative thinking