ORIGINS AND FORMATION OF CATEGORY «MIND» IN PHILOSOPHY

Abstract

Goal. The goal of the article is to identify new approaches and ways of philosophical research of the category “mind” in the process of its historical formation. The implementation of this goal involves the solution of a number of interrelated tasks: the allocation and philosophical characteristics of the main mechanisms and stages of development of rationality; identification of trends in the formulation and solution of the problem of the relationship of the mind in the historical and philosophical process and human life. The scientific novelty of the study is to identify the development of the category of “mind” as a fundamental beginning in the history of philosophical thought and a dynamic component of continuous creative thinking. Method and methodology of the work. A comparative-historical method is the basis of this research, as well as general scientific methods of analogy, induction and deduction, applicable both in natural sciences and in the humanities. The method of categorical-logical reconstruction is also used, complemented with the hermeneutic analysis method. Results. In the article the idea of a system-forming character of the category «mind» and its inclusion in various spheres of human activity substantiates. The cultural-historical and scientifically grounded definition of the concept «mind» and its content are revealed. The results scope of application. The results of the research can be used in the teaching of philosophy and sociology, as well as in order to determine the interdisciplinary connections between the sciences.

Keywords

• разум
• рассудок
• рациональность
• интеллект
• философия
• искусственный разум