THE MEANING OF WORDS

THE THING-IN-ITSELF

A fundamental distinction in Kantian philosophy is that between “appearance” and the “thing-in-itself.” Kant builds both his epistemology and his influential critique of metaphysics on this distinction. What is even more, traces of this distinction can be foun...

OVERCOMING THE ILLUSIONS OF PIETY THROUGH RATIONAL AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL RELIGIOSITY

In <i>Religion within the Limits of Reason Itself</i>, Kant describes and criticizes two illusions of piety: the illusion of superstition and the illusion of selfdeception. According to him, both illusions hinder the pious life prescribed by historical reli...

NECESSITY AFTER TIME: CONTRADICTION, RETROACTIVE DETERMINATION, AND THE NON-TOTALIZING LOGIC OF MODALITY

The dominant metaphysical orientation toward necessity – whether Aristotelian, Leibnizian, or formalized in modern modal logic – presuppose atemporality, closure, and non-contradiction. Necessity is conceived as a primordial modal status – what must be th...

CLIMATE TRAPS: WHAT GOOD ARE VIRTUES WHEN THERE ARE NO “WORKING” SOLUTIONS?

This article focuses on three “traps” that must be addressed in the conversation concerning the creation, justification, and implementation of policies aimed at managing the adverse consequences of climate change. The first trap is terminological, involvin...

MEMORIA CARBONARA (ARCHIVAL MEMORY AS A PHILOSOPHICAL RESOURCE: THE MINI MARITSA IZTOK CASE)

This study uses the archival heritage of Mini Maritsa Iztok (Maritsa East Mines) as a starting point for philosophical reflections on memory, identity, and social transformation in the context of today’s “green” policies. Through the archives – understood a...

PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ADVERTISING

This article examines social network advertising from a philosophical perspective, focusing on the ethical implications of passive data collection, interactivity, and hyper-personalization. The object of analysis is contemporary advertising practices embedd...

THE PSYCHOANALYTIC LEGACY ОF IVAN KINKEL (1883 – 1945)

The article presents the psychoanalytic oeuvre of Ivan Germanovich Kinkel (1883 – 1945) – the most significant figure in Bulgarian psychoanalysis during the 1920s – 1940s, who received personal recognition from Sigmund Freud. The key themes in his works are...

ON THE HORIZONS, VALUES, IMAGES, AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE MONOGRAPH “STATE PLANNING, CULTURE, AND IDEOLOGY”