THINKING AS A FACTOR OF HUMAN SELF-CREATION: CASE OF ANTHROPOESIS

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THINKING AS A FACTOR OF HUMAN SELF-CREATION: CASE OF ANTHROPOESIS

Journal Title: Філософські обрії - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 36

Abstract

The paper analyzes the problem of anthropoesis (autopoiesis) as the process of self-creation of human. The author argues that the history of the humanitarian disciplines is «anthropoetic» because it explores the creation (production) of «human» in an individual. The idea of «anthropoesis» is a variant of interpretation of the essence of «human» because individuals become complete and complete themselves in social creativity and cultural activity. Modern discussions about human nature, consciousness and thinking have common roots – the classical philosophy and romantic life-view. They state the importance of creative thinking as anthropoesis, which exists at all levels of cognition and activity. The process of anthropoesis includes the history of mental reflection not only as hope about whomperson wants and is able to become as a result of the formation, but also about whom she believes herself. The author argues that a belief as a meaning and significance of life appear thanks to the clear activity of will and of thinking. Between the process of self-creation of human and reflexive conditions of cognition, as it is indicated in the article, there is a close relationship. The idea of human self-creation as thinking reached the highest understanding in philosophy. The author focuses on the concept of «desire» («wanting», «volition»), which have been conceptualized in the period of Romanticism in the context of search of new generating bases, common to material and spiritual life forms. The process of their development depends on a person whose thinking first of all appears as an indicator of her intellectual, creative and cognitive abilities. In a particular sense, thinking person as a subject of cognition meets the specifications of a talent, has an ambition to have the title of an outstanding person. Therefore, the evolution of humanity, among other sources, is based on leadership, dominance, desire for power that can be called desire for perfection. Because of this circumstance people successfully «create» themselves as heroes, producing and sustaining myths about «great». For this images, available not only in politics but also in other spheres of social life, become purposefully «particulated». The essence of each socio-cultural phenomenon, as author indicates, whether theoretical or practical, becomes clear from the study of its history. Discovery, as well as intellectual practice, although belonging to the spiritual, also are more fully disclosed through the history and philosophy of culture as the process of creation. But thinking becomes a philosophy, after the reassessment of values. The latter is a manifestation of the concept of «will to power» and its implementation. Productive forming of thinking personality as an active subject of creative activity can occur in professional communities which can have loyal attitude to their opponents. Their task is to provide adequate attitude to problems being solved in an intellectual environment. The goal of thinking and creative individual, is a creation not of just culture, but of its meaning. Constructive role in this process plays thinking as the energy of the self-creation of personality.

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Наталія Володимирівна ІВАНОВА

Keywords

anthropoesis reflection thought culture personality creativity and society

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