Concept Journal

Editorial Board of the journal

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Dear friends! In front of you the 10th edition of our journal.

“My optimism is restrained”: about philosophy, education and a person in modern Russian culture

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The article was based on the conversation of the deputy editor-in-chief of Concept magazine, the head of the philosophy department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Professor M.V. Silantyev with the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy V.V. Mironov.

Cartesian dualism and Plotinus' philosophy of mind

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In this paper my intention is to tackle a few issues concerning some interpretations of Plotinus’ “philosophy of mind”. Firstly, I will address the validity of the idea that Plotinus was “the first Cartesian”, advocated by John Dillon and
E.K. Emilsson. The idea has been mostly defended on the assumption that Plotinus had anticipated the substance dualism. However, the mind-body dualism evident in Plotinus’ philosophy is in no way identical or similar to the Cartesian, since the basic premises of Plotinus’ metaphysics do not make room for such notions.

Philosophy and philosophers in the culture and practice of international relations (Latin American examples)

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Culture and intercultural communication are deeply personal. The author seeks to approve this provision on examples of long-standing cooperation with distinguished philosophers, social and political thinkers of Latin America, such as V. Urquidi, L.Zea, Colombian O. Fals Borda, Uruguayan R.Arismendi, Argentinien E.Agosti.

Russians in Еgypt: Aspects of Religious and Cultural Identification

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The article studies mechanisms of preserving cultural and religious identity by the Russian residents in contemporary Egypt. Since the beginning of the XX century, three waves of Russian immigration to Egypt took place, each bearing its characteristic and unique features. Formation of the first sizeable Russian community in Egypt dates back to the beginning of the XX century when a number of the “White” emigrants from the Russian Empire, escaping from the October Socialist Revolution of 1917, arrived in Alexandria.

Essentialism and constructivism in the approaches to the definition of religion

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The article touches upon different approaches to religion’s conceptualization. The author makes an attempt to check the accuracy of the proposition according to which many ways of conceptualization of religion are reduced to two main approaches. One of them is the normative approach, which is associated with essentialism. Another approach is dimensionalism, which originates in constructivism. The author comes to the conclusion that this thesis is not correct. The article identifies other coordinates in the light of which it is possible to correctly typologize a wide range of existing approaches to religion’s conceptualization.

Lestadianism and fraternal communities in Russian Lutheranism as part of a single Pietistic tradition

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The article compares the Laestadianism and Russian Lutheran Brethren as two parts of the Pietistic tradition. A brief history and the main provisions of the Pietism are outlined, as well as a brief description of the history of Laestadianism in the Sweden and the activities of Lars Levi Laestadius. Also the article describes the history of the Laestadianism in the Russian Empire. Laestadianism was spread in Finland, as well as through Finn immigrants who came to St. Petersburg. The story of the community “Uskovayset”, or Hihhulites is set out.

Videogif as a sociocultural phenomenon

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Videogif is an example of a media image, a manifestation of the audience’s creativity, created by available means and grabbed the essence of the current event. The media image is an image, broadcast through the media, which forms an individual and public consciousness. These are low-quality images: homemade video clips; subjects, filmed on a mobile phone; gif-animation, used in social networks to express emotions; memes; humorous collages.

Identity Representation in Virtual Communication Practices

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The article analyzes the current state of virtual communication social space as a specific field of construction and representation of identification strategies. The peculiarity of this process is not only inherent in all virtual communications interactivity, anonymity, globality and constant involvement, but also in the emergence of new areas of so-called professional Amateur, stimulating the development of additional skills in various fields.

Text, context and cultural lacunae: time and meaning

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A literary text is the reflection of dominant values existing in the society. Within the semantic space of the text, readers are trying to find their self-determination. Translation is considered as a bilingual text communication. The translating process is guided by the set of interpreters’ value orientations and their vision of the text with reference to the current (actual) and / or modern communicative situation. The translated text as a target secondary text is to replace the original source text in the host language and culture system.

Experience of cultural analytics: the Andalusian myth of Hercules

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Koroleva A.A.

Visual images in the world today have acquired a special significance in the process of social experience translation. The most popular visual network Instagram has already become not just a medium, but a sociocultural phenomenon. Cultural Analytics refers to the use of mathematical, computational, data visualization methods for the study of contemporary culture. Most of the digital platforms provides metadata using the API (application programming interfaces, application development). However, the use of metadata may violate the privacy of users and conflict with personal data protection laws.

Information and cognitive force «formatting» of the ruling elite subjects of the military-political situation in the «transition period»

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Analysis and forecast for development of possible means of power politics in the transition period until 2024 is of immense importance not only for the military development plans and the future of defense procurement (and therefore the country’s military expenditures), but to any conscious changes in the military art.

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Iu.P. Simonov-Viazemsky

The journal “Concept” of MGIMO-University is for those who are not indifferent. For those, who care about philosophy, religion and culture. Since 2017, 6 issueshave been already published, where Russian and foreign intellectuals discuss the fate of the world what cannot be considered as a sin for an international specialist. Beyond our authors you can find the worldwide-known academicians and young researchers who share the spirit of the scientific pursuit. The goal of the discussions, unfolding on the pages of the journal is to bridge together the academic science (philosophy, cultural and religious studies) and the practice of solving specific challengesin the field of culture and diplomacy. Have you read "Concept"yet?