NEW PUBLIC SPHERE FORMATIONS: THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION

The concept of the public sphere has been defined in various forms and has remained a subject of continuous debate from Ancient Greece to the modern era. Contemporary discussions still revolve around questions such as to whom this concept belongs, where it beg...

CASSIRER’S DYNAMIC FORMS: TOWARDS ANALYZING TRANSFORMATIONS IN MARITSA IZTOK

This article examines and tests the analytical potential of dynamic forms, considered through the distinction between <i>forma formata</i> and <i>forma formans</i> in the work of Ernst Cassirer. This conceptual pair is applied to the problem of ongoing trans...

EUTHANASIA BETWEEN AUTONOMY, DIGNITY, AND THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF LIFE: CAN THE RIGHT TO LIFE BE TRANSFORMED INTO A RIGHT TO DIE?

The right to life is a basic human right and the foundation for the protection of all other rights and freedoms. In this context, euthanasia opens up complex legal, ethical, philosophical and psychological dilemmas, especially in the relationship between th...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE ASSUMPTIVE WORLDS OF THE SELF

The intersection of assumptive worlds and artificial intelligence (AI) presents a dynamic landscape where human cognition and digital technologies converge. The assumptive worlds, as defined in psychological theories, reflect the stable set of beliefs and m...

THE DIGITAL CENTAUR. A POSSIBLE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN IN THE AGE OF AI

This article proposes the figure of the digital centaur – a contemporary transposition of the ancient hybrid form – as a conceptual and metaphoric instrument for thinking the human condition under the impact and pressures of artificial intelligence, neurotech...

DIGITAL ASPECTS OF MODERN EDUCATION REALITIES: AN ATTEMPT OF PROFILING THE BULGARIAN INTERNET USERS

The aim of the article is to show the role of digital skills of people of different ages as a consequence of the processes of digitalization in Bulgarian society. Different dimensions of digitalization, attitudes towards online learning and levels of positiv...

NEW MONOGRAPH BY ANGUEL STEFANOV

THE ANNIVERSARY OF A SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION

The text is a review of the activity of the Institute for Bulgarian Philosophical Culture (IBPC) up to now and its publication - the “The Bulgarian Philosophical Review”, prepared on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Institute. It dwells on the st...