TIME FOR RETELLERS. SOME NEGATIVE TRENDS IN THE EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHY
The article examines the negative phenomena in the development of rantemporary Russian philosophy. Understanding the complexity of this problem, the authors focus on the analysis of the personal and psychological context of the selected issues. Guided by a systematic approach, they trace back the effect of the negative trends to 1) a set of factors that are the result of contemporary global trends in the positioning of philosophy in information civilization and 2) circumstances that are rooted in the institutional and cognitive specifics of Russian professional philosophizing. Traditionally, the latest intellectual tradition is recognized as derived from Western philosophical thought. However, the authors do not limit themselves to stating these factors. A distinctive feature of the research plan is an attempt to link the above-mentioned circumstances with 1) the inherent Russian-Soviet civilization of literary centrism. Considering the procedures of philosophizing in the extremely broad context of the spiritual production of a specific historical epoch, the authors highlight the dominant role of the literary process in the system of active factors of the spiritual life of Russian society. The effect of this determining factor is enhanced by 2) the unprecedented impact of state regulation of the academic sphere and 3) the avalanche-like development of computer technologies characteristic of the contemporary era. The authors do not leave without attention such highly topical issues of the digital age as the relations of originality and borrowing in intellectual activity. They uncover the roots of the destructive processes occurring in Russian humanities with serious transformations in domestic literature, which is becoming increasingly aimed at entertaining the reading audience. Special attention is paid to the prospects for the formation and development of the original tradition of philosophizing in Russia.