Sententiae

The broad present of historico-philosophical research. Historico-philosophical papers in Kyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal (2019–2023)

2024-08-29T05:28:11+03:00

Review of historico-philosophical papers of 2019–2023 in Kyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy).

The Path of Pravda to Dobro and Blago. Cassin, B., & Sigov, K. (Eds.). (2024). European dictionary of philosophies: Ukrainian context. Lexicon of untranslatables. Chapter I. Pravda and Dobro (Vol. V, pp. 17-77). Kyiv: Duh i Litera.

2024-08-29T05:42:39+03:00

Review of Chapter I “Pravda and Dobroˮ from Volume V of the European Dictionary of Philosophy (Kyiv: Duh i Litera, 2024)

„Genius of language”: philosophizing in the native language. Cassin, B., & Sigov, K. (Eds.). (2024). European dictionary of philosophies: Ukrainian context. Lexicon of untranslatables. Chapter II. Language and philosophy (Vol. V, pp. 79-139). Kyiv: Duh i Litera.

2024-08-29T10:45:58+03:00

Review of Chapter II “Language and philosophy” from Volume V of the European Dictionary of Philosophy (Kyiv: Duh i Litera, 2024).

The free “talan(t)ˮ of untranslatability. Cassin, B., & Sigov, K. (Eds.). (2024). European dictionary of philosophies: Ukrainian context. Lexicon of untranslatables. Chapter III-IV (Vol. V, pp. 139-157). Kyiv: Duh i Litera.

2024-08-29T11:05:38+03:00

Review of Chapter III “Svoboda and Voliaˮ & Chapter IV “Fate and Dignityˮ from Volume V of the European Dictionary of Philosophy (Kyiv: Duh i Litera, 2024).

Critique of contemporary Classics: between rejection and acceptance. Umachandran, M., & Ward, Μ. (Eds.). (2024). Critical Ancient World Studies: The Case for Forgetting Classics. London: Routledge.

2024-08-29T05:13:31+03:00

Review of Umachandran, M., & Ward, Μ. (Eds.). (2024). Critical Ancient World Studies: The Case for Forgetting Classics. London: Routledge

Petro Demchuk: the last years of his life

2024-08-29T00:36:55+03:00

The details of Petro Demchuk's life in the Solovetsky camps (1934-1937) have not yet been covered in the historico-philosophical literature. The article reconstructs this fragment of the philosopher's biography using thoroughly described documents from Demchuk's prison file. The general biographical data provided in these documents are clarified by comparing them with the materials of Demchuk's personal file (1927-1928).

Materials for the Bibliography of Ivan Mirchuk

2024-08-29T00:51:02+03:00

The author presents the most complete bibliography of Ivan Mirchuk's lifetime book and press publications from 1922 to 1962, printed in Ukrainian, German, Polish, Czech, French, and English.

The primacy of practice and the goal of a peaceful world order in Kant's philosophy

2024-08-29T12:06:46+03:00

Markus Willaschek's conference talk (International Scientific Conference “Kant's Philosophy and the Challenges of Modernityˮ, Kyiv, April 17, 2024).

Translation as a Sympósion

2024-08-29T12:24:09+03:00

An interview of Oleksandr Ivaniuta with Ulana Holovatch, dedicated to the history and prospects of classical philosophical texts translation in Ukraine.

I had the good fortune to communicate with giants of the spirit. Part II

2024-08-29T12:48:41+03:00

Interview of Vlada Davidenko, Ryenat Shvets, Sofia Bryl with Leonid Finberg

Rebirth of Socratic Origins of Philosophy in the Digital Era

2024-08-28T23:21:28+03:00

It has been proven that philosophical dialogues and debates using digital information dissemination tools now play a leading role in popularizing philosophy beyond the academic community. It has been established that the main differences between oral dialogue and printed interviews are the degree of text editing, the possibility of changing the positions of dialogue participants, the presence of speech intonational and emotional colouring, and stylistic communication limitations. The perceptual advantages of oral dialogue lie in its accessibility to a wide range of people, deeper immersion in the communicative situation, and a better understanding of the personal traits of the communication participants.

New life of philosophical dialogue

2024-08-28T23:50:34+03:00

The comment emphasises the importance of adapting the philosophical dialogue to the new technological context. The author compares the use of dialogue in the research of the Kyiv Student Society of Oral History of Philosophy (STUIF) and the practice of The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast, created by Jack Symes. It was found that the differences between their applications are (1) the purpose of the dialogues (purely educational in the case of The Panpsycast and cognitive and educational in the case of STUIF) and (2) the status of the dialogues (dialogue as a self-sufficient product in the case of The Panpsycast and dialogue as one of the various stages of specific historical-philosophical research in the case of STUIF).

Digital Potential of the History of Philosophy

2024-08-29T00:11:12+03:00

The author analyses the modern influence of digitalization on the development of the history of philosophy and the prospects of the digital history of philosophy projects. It has been established that these projects provide researchers with: (1) better opportunities for intercultural and interdisciplinary exchanges; (2) significantly greater variability of methods of producing knowledge in the field of history of philosophy; (3) the possibility of involving more specialists in cooperation; (4) greater transparency and variability of research results; (5) a new layer of issues to research. If we talk about public philosophy, these projects help tailor popularization materials better to meet the needs and interests of the general public.

Russell’s doctrine of space and time in connection with Kant’s transcendental aesthetics

2024-08-05T00:13:40+03:00

Author demonstrates that Russell’s conception of space and time diverges from Kant’s transcendental aesthetics and leans towards logical and mathematical topology. Russell’s approach is grounded in analytical rather than synthetic judgments, contrasting with Kant’s perspective. The British philosopher develops a subjective-psychological model of space and time that complements the logical-mathematical model, serving as the foundation for human experience and cognition. This Russellian model considers the psychological aspects of perceptual and tactile space and time, highlighting their intersection in human perception, which facilitates the experience. It represents a form of «return» to Kant’s subjective theory, albeit on psychological rather than transcendental principles. It is argued that Russell incorporates physical topology into subjective-psychological space and time because he views things as physical objects rather than a complex of sensory associations. This incorporation is indicative of Russell's commitment to neorealism.

Yoga and yogins in the second part of the Bhagavata Purana

2024-08-13T23:28:39+03:00

The article examines the yogic problematic, which has not yet become the subject of separate historical-philosophical research. All cases of using in the second part of the Bhagavata Purana words with the base yoga, other related terms and contexts are analyzed. It was found that the defining and dominant version of yoga in the text is its theistic version (bhakti-yoga), which is obviously a modification of the teachings of such philosophical schools as Vedānta, Sāṁkhya, and Yoga. In those cases in which it may be about yoga other than bhakti, polemical motifs appear in the work. Yogins are depicted as able to establish the necessary communication with other, non-human worlds, realizing at the same time the maximum possible for a person, the ultimate (i.e. soteriological) ideal. The Bhāgavata-purāṇa, reports not only about yoga and yogins in earthly conditions, but also about yogic practice in supermundane realities. Yoga, according to the Bhāgavata-purāṇa, appears not as a human creation, but as an eternal cosmic archetype.

Perspectives on Brazilian Philosophy in the Last Century

2024-08-28T22:27:45+03:00

I present a state-of-the-art Brazilian philosophy from four perspectives: essayism, historiography, decolonial thinking, and primary source research. I don't prioritize the perspectives presented or assess the viability of ideas that have been listed in my paper, as I belief that they are viable and productive. However, it’s does not mean that I do not see the shortcomings of these ideas or do not distinguish them in any way. It is merely a provocation to the reader to get closer to Brazilian authors and philosophical works from the last century. Even if I believe in the viability of Brazilian philosophy, I warn: in fact, not everything that belongs to its realm is viable. After pointing out the main social, economic, and political changes of the 20^th century, I list authors and works from this century that show some of the theoretical strength of Brazilian philosophy. From the four perspectives I distinguish three approaches – ufanist, academicist, and critical. Among these approaches, I consider the last one to be the best.

Power and Powerlessness of Kant’s Third Critique: Reflections on Ukrainian Translation

2024-08-28T22:47:40+03:00

This paper examines the first complete Ukrainian translation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of the Power of Judgment (2022). I discuss the consistency of the Ukrainian translator’s decisions in rendering Kant’s terminology in Ukrainian and assess the accuracy of the translation of Kant’s extremely complicated and nuanced syntax. Based on this assessment, I concluded that this translation provides a strong argument in favor of the idea that translations of classical texts of such complexity will not meet academic standards without scholarly editing. An example of a recurring terminological mistake is the translation of Kant’s “Schluß” as “conclusion,” whereas it means “inference” or “syllogism.” The most common syntactical mistakes are misinterpretations of pronouns (demonstrative, personal, possessive) in subordinate clauses.

Tradition and Polyglossia

2024-08-28T23:11:21+03:00

Oleksiy Panych put forward two theses: (1) irrelevance of the concept of national philosophical tradition in the analysis of modern philosophical processes; (2) impossibility of building such a tradition in contemporary Ukraine, since this tradition is incompatible with the “internal polyglossiaˮ essential for Ukrainian philosophizing. I prove that the essential features of the national philosophical tradition highlighted by O. Panych do not take into account contemporary clarifications of this concept. Developing Serhiy Yosypenkoʼs idea about the institutional level of this tradition, I propose to understand it as a two-level social mechanism of self-reproduction of the national philosophical community within the limits of modern philosophical institutions. At the first level, this tradition appears as a result of the purely civil self-identification of each individual philosopher (it ensures the very existence and stability of the tradition), at the second one, multiple reflections are carried out regarding what this tradition is and where it comes from. The products of these levels do not reduce to each other and perform separate functions. This approach allows solving a number of complex theoretical problems, in particular the problem of the incompleteness of the criteria for defining the national philosophical tradition.