TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: THE PROBLEM OF MATCHING THE DISCIPLINE SPECIFICS TO THE STATE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS

Abstract

In this paper authors relies on the statement that the main and most important function of philosophy in society is the worldview function. However, the latest version of the state standard of higher education replaced the requirements for the formation of a worldview and civic position with the development of the ability to systematic and critical thinking. According to authors, this significantly reduces the potential of philosophy as an academic discipline, since thinking is an integral element of the established personality, and not vice versa. The paper shows that the target attitude in teaching philosophy, focused on the development of personal qualities of students, corresponds to the main problems of philosophical knowledge. At the same time, the anthropological aspect, supplemented by the onto-epistemological theme, contributes to the formation of the methodological culture of the future specialist. The authors note that such features of philosophical knowledge as rationalism, logical evidence based on empirical data of natural Sciences, and critical interaction between philosophical concepts in the space-time continuum will help to solve the problem of developing the student's thinking, which is not the primary goal of teaching philosophy in higher education, but a subordinate task.