Philosophers have long been disillusioned with the idea of progress. Societies are not developing anywhere. But our guest does not agree with this
Guest: Momjian Karen Khachikovich, PhD, Professor, Head of the Department of Social Philosophy and Philosophy of History of the Moscow State University
Moderator: Anton Kuznetsov — Ph.D., research associate at the Center for Consciousness Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University
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00:00 - Introduction
01:54 - The guest's position. The significance of the idea of progress
06:53 - Progress and the "gas chamber of hope"
08:54 - Optimism and pessimism
12:40 - Methodological criticism of progress. The idea of progress is unscientific
19:51 - Judgments of value and judgments of significance
25:02 - A positive picture of social progress
30:15 - Three forms of progress
32:35 - Dontsova and Dostoevsky, as well as Shakespeare and others
38:00 - Counterarguments. Lada and BMW
45:24 - Methodological collectivism and individualism
50:53 - Why "better" or "worse"?
52:21 - Mary's resume
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