MODALITY OF PHILOSOPHICAL TEXT

Abstract

Aim. To identify the significance of the category of modality for the semantic unity of philosophical text in the development of a system of its adequate interpretation.Methodology. Based on structural-functional, descriptive, and conceptual methods and the method of segment analysis, this paper analyzes several abstracts from classical academic philosophical text from the point of view of one of the main text-forming categories which is the category of modality.Results. The article proves that the selected invariant signs of modality should serve as a basis for modeling the type of philosophical text.Research implications. The results of the research might prove useful for development of the language theory as well as for modeling of various types of texts. They are of interest for linguists, philologists, journalists, and philosophers engaged in the problems of philosophical text generation.

Keywords

• subjective and objective modality
• cognition
• philosophical text
• invariant and typological features