Publications

The paper continues the study of forms of modern public philosophical discourse. The author carries out an analytical review and offers the way of classification of formats of modern philosophizing outside universities and the academic sphere. The topic is s relevant in the context of the rapid development of new formats of philosophizing in the second decade of the 21st century; subjects of this philosophizing are both academic philosophers and the general non-professional public. The result of this, the second part of the study was the analysis of such forms of modern public philosophizing as explanation and expert thought, therapy, leisure and entertainment. The tendency of "philosophizing" of culture as the penetration of elements of philosophical discourse into everyday life and language is considered separately.

The conclusions confirm the generalizations made in the first part of the article: 1) considered forms of public philosophical discourse, despite the apparent novelty, are modifications of classical forms of philosophizing, and therefore, publicity is rather an immanent feature of philosophy than a specific trend of nowadays; 2) an important sign of modern public philosophical discourse, which distinguishes it from the public philosophizing of previous periods, is that the general public is becoming its subjects along with professional philosophers; 3) non-academic philosophizing is being professionalized and institutionalized within a process of mutual penetration of academic and public discourses of philosophy, that changes both of them. The author emphasizes that the described situation includes both new perspectives and new risks for philosophy that may be associated, in particular, with profanation and simplification of philosophical knowledge, the dissemination of inaccurate information. A possible range of tasks for further research in this direction of the public philosophical discourse is proposed at the end of the paper.

Key words: public philosophy, philosophy in the public sphere, philosophy in the public space, public philosophical discourse, public turn, public sphere, popular philosophy.

In this first presentation of my doctoral research at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Vienna I presented the idea of direct and indirect social impact, that diverse cultural practices, including philosophy, may provide. Here I first raised a question about how philosophy embodies in broad culture and contributes to it, what is its public effect, and can (and, what is important, should it) it be direct. I also presented key concepts of my research: “public philosophy” and “public turn” in humanities and described the process of institutionalization of public forms of academic humanities.

The paper is the first part of the study of forms of modern public philosophical discourse. The author carries out an analytical review and offers the way of classification of formats of modern philosophizing outside universities and the academic sphere. The topic is s relevant in the context of the rapid development of new formats of philosophizing in the second decade of the 21st century; subjects of this philosophizing are both academic philosophers and the general non-professional public. The study was conducted utilizing a wide range of factual material that had not previously been presented in scientific periodicals or media, namely expert interviews with academic philosophers who are involved in public discourse, the author's own experience of cooperation with domestic platforms for public philosophizing, materials of the First All-Ukrainian Competition of Philosophical Startups and relevant examples from modern world practice and the history of philosophical thought.

The conducted research had led to the classification of the forms of modern public philosophical discourse in accordance with what social needs they satisfy or with what forms of culture they border on, namely literature and media, oral speech and dialogue, education and upbringing, expert opinion and explanation, everyday practice and a set of tools, therapy, entertainment, and leisure. The author concludes that 1) considered forms of public philosophical discourse, despite the apparent novelty, are modifications of classical forms of philosophizing, and therefore, publicity is rather an immanent feature of philosophy than a specific trend of nowadays. At the same time, modern information and communication technologies and media not only contribute to the emergence of new modern formats of philosophizing, but also lead to the revival of its oral, dialogical forms, which have taken a backseat due to inventing of writing and book printing: 2) an important sign of modern public philosophical discourse, which distinguishes it from the public philosophizing of previous periods, is that the general public is becoming its subjects along with professional philosophers.

Key words: public philosophy, philosophy in the public sphere, philosophy in the public space, public philosophical discourse, public turn, public sphere, popular philosophy.

Analytical report on the First All-Ukrainian Contest of Philosophical Startups, designed to draw attention to public forms of philosophical discourse and communication that go beyond the established institutional academic formats (official university education, academic research institutions in the field of philosophy, etc.). The first results and observations on the forms, subjects, directions of work and problems faced by modern Ukrainian projects of public philosophizing are given.

The article discusses two opposing trends in Ukraine's philosophical field in the 21st century. The first trend involves the decreasing demand for university-level philosophy as a discipline, evidenced by its exclusion from the mandatory curriculum in 2015. The second trend involves an increasing social demand for philosophical knowledge outside the academic environment, leading to the development of non-academic forms of philosophy with specific means of information transmission, functions, methods, institutions, and language. These trends are not unique to Ukraine and are part of a broader methodological shift, which can be called the "public turn." This shift includes the institutionalization of "public" fields in the social and humanities, such as "public sociology" and "public history." The article also discusses the institutionalization of public philosophy, which is still in its early stages, and its theoretical exploration, which lags behind the practice.

The paper starts a series of articles which are aimed to discover different dimensions of philosophy in the public space. The author analyses the Public turn which occurs in social and human sciences in the early 2000s and analyses its prerequisites and consequences. The typical process of institutionalization of “public” forms of social sciences and humanities and as well as features of this process in the field of philosophy is depicted. A brief digest of existing research and the scope of popular interpretations of public philosophy are presented. Finally, the author proposes a draft of an action program which may be implemented to develop this type of philosophical activity in Ukraine.

Key words: public turn, turn to public, public philosophy, public humanities, public intellectuals, public space, public discourse, institutionalization of academic disciplines.

The report analyses the demand for a specific simplified form of philosophical knowledge and dialogue in modern society. This form of philosophizing is defined as "mass philosophy". The author systematizes the causes, forms, and possible consequences of the counter-processes of "massification of philosophy" and "philosophization of mass culture" and outlines the role to be played by representatives of academic philosophy, taking into account these trends.