As the universe was formed?Who created the earth?What is the origin of man?What is the meaning of human life?What happens after death?What is good and evil?Where to look for justice?Everyone asks himself questions that can be classified as "eternal."Not one generation of people not able to answer them clearly.However, depending on the different types of responses can be traced outlook.
system concepts about the world and man defines our world.Its structure and historical types covered briefly in this article.
in the structure of world distinguish the following components:
- Cognitive.This knowledge and understanding of nature, society and history.
- and Values.Make up ideals, norms and values of the person and of society.
- emotional and volitional.It reflects the mental attitude to live in accordance with their beliefs.
customary to distinguish between ordinary and theoretical levels worldview.
Ordinary outlook develops spontaneously, based on everyday experience and common sense.It is not without controversy, because at this level it is impossible to penetrate into the inner essence of the diverse and complex relationship of "man - the world."
critical reflection on philosophical beliefs, it is possible in the second, the theoretical level.The theoretical core of our philosophy is the philosophy of the era.
Before its occurrence world order explained mythological and religious types of outlook.
Mythology is a form of human culture, containing the beginnings of religion, morality, science and the arts.Mythological worldview is inseparable from the emotional sphere, is a fantastic reflection of reality.A characteristic feature of this type of thinking is syncretism - the unity of knowledge and belief, the real and the imaginary.The mythological world operates, and is the artistic images.
At the heart of the religious worldview is the belief in supernatural forces.Mythological and religious outlook incorporates the priority types of sensory perception of reality.The difference is that religion tries to explain the world order by dividing the world into the natural and the supernatural.It appears cult ceremonies and the system with the aim of "building relationships" with the world of the gods.
With the development of civilization of ancient China, India, Greece began to appear attempts at rational explanation of the world.The term "philosophy" was put into use in the VI.BC.and belongs to Pythagoras.From the Greek word translated as "love of wisdom".The philosophy of its predecessors types outlook incorporates the subject comprehension;the goal of philosophical inquiry - through private and general know everyone, that is, to go beyond the finite and the infinite touch.Such thinking was called transcendental because beyond the science and practical experience.
So philosophy is the basis of systematic and rational thinking, opening meaning and patterns of development of the world and man.However, the "eternal" questions still remain open.
What is your outlook, a man of the New Age?
