Postmodern Interpretation of the Metaphysical Grounds of the Wealth Phenomenon

Authors

  • Natella PAVLENKO Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5283-4945
  • Irina UTIUZH Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
  • Karim EL GUESSAB Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine
  • Parviz VELIIEV Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v15i2.340

Keywords:

social discourse, “modus of ownership”, mythologeme of wealth, anthropological mechanism, ambivalent nature of man, economic cathexis

Abstract

The article deals with the methodological interpretation of the phenomenon of wealth that is represented by various philosophical systems: the ideas of Nietzschean philosophy, theoretical models of analytical attitudes, interpretation in certain categories of existentialism and other conceptual aspects.

Philosophical thought of the twentieth century that gave a rise to one of the controversial and super critical paradigms – postmodern philosophy.is presented. Exactly within this philosophy the structuralist and poststructuralist discourse is formed. It is a topical issue for postmodern philosophers to conduct the analysis of societies, starting from primitive ones and ending with post-industrial, which presents the implementation of the technology of man’s enslavement by oppression of his affective component, where the system of production and accumulation has become the apogee. Therefore, identification of the metaphysical grounds for the economic cathexis in the modern era has become more relevant than ever.

The authors present the analysis of the works of the classics of postmodern philosophy, G. Bataille and M. Foucault, who attempted to reveal and explain the paradox and tragedy of modern man and social relations.

The article emphasizes that there is the unresolved question: why diverse related philosophical topics are united within the framework of a single discourse, the discourse of the socio-philosophical interpretation of wealth.

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Author Biographies

Natella PAVLENKO, Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Ukraine

is a post-graduate student of the Department of Social Philosophy and Administration at Zaporizhzhia National University, a Lecturer of the Department of Social Studies at Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Ukraine. Her areas of interest are social philosophy, philosophy of medicine, philosophy of history. N. Pavlenko is the author of 9 scientific articles. Recent publications are: “Scientific and Educational Technologies in Human Capital Formation”, “Wealth Perception in the Preindustrial Era: Social and Value Aspects”, “Sociocultural Nature of Wealth Phenomenon”, “The Wealth Phenomenon Essence”.

Irina UTIUZH, Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

(Dr. of Science in Philosophy) is Professor and the Head of the Department of Social Studies at Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Her areas of interest include philosophy of medicine, social philosophy, philosophy of education, philosophy of science, logic. Irina Utiuzh is the author of 3 monographs, 1 textbook and more than 100 scientific papers. Some of the recent publications are “Self-Caused Mental Disorders of the Era of Global Internet Communication. Medical and Philosophical Aspects”, “The Contours of Social Singularity: Existence in a Decaying State”, “New Standards of Social Singularity”, “Implementation of Humanistic Technologies in Education in Response to the Challenges of Time”.

Karim EL GUESSAB, Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine

(PhD in Philosophy) is Associate Professor of the Department of Social Philosophy and Administration at Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine. His areas of interest include social philosophy, philosophy of history, philosophy of psychology, logic, religious studies and culturalism. Karim El Guessab is the author of 1 textbook and more than 30 scientific articles. Some recent publications are: “Social Changes as a Characteristic of the Development of Modern Arab-Muslim Countries”, “Socio-Cultural Determination of the Formation of the Arab Range”, “The Specifics of Socio-Philosophical Analysis of the Arab World in Terms of Globalization Practices”.

Parviz VELIIEV, Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine

is a post-graduate student of the Department of Social Philosophy and Administration at Zaporizhzhia National University, Ukraine. His areas of interest are social philosophy, philosophy of history, political philosophy. Parviz Valiyev is the author of 6 scientific articles. Recent publications are: “Critical Geopolitics as the New Paradigm of Geopolitical Research”, “What Awaits Ukraine in the Conditions of “Change of Course of the European Ship?”, “West and East in the World Cultural Tradition”, “Global Geopolitical Development”.

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2020-08-25

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PAVLENKO, N., UTIUZH, I., EL GUESSAB, K., & VELIIEV, P. (2020). Postmodern Interpretation of the Metaphysical Grounds of the Wealth Phenomenon. WISDOM, 15(2), 33–44. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v15i2.340

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