Volume 48 (1993), 8

The contribution shows in acoordance with many other conceptions, that the evolution understood in its entirety is not only the basic fact of any theory of evolution, it is rather one of the ground attributes (modes) of the universe. Its conclusion is, that if the system theory of evolution and the universal theory of evolution are to be really universal, they… Read more

The subject of the paper is the role Weber plays in the history of the interpretations of modern western culture. Two basic Weber’s approaches to the phenomenon are investigated: the first one is his enumeration of the most significant characteristics of modernity, and the second one is his analysis of the rationalization process, which on Weber’s view is the… Read more

The paper aims at philosophical, methodological, semantic, and axiological outlines of the ecological problem. Deriving from contemporary conceptions of nature (F. Capra, J. E. Lovelock. A. Naess, G. Snyder) it points out the necessity of changing the methods and approaches in investigating the reality, as well as the principles of viewing the world. Related… Read more