Experiment: the Problem Metamorphosis and Transformation of Nature

Elena U. Pogorelskaya –Candidate of Philosophy, Associate Professor at Hospitality and Tourism Chair, Faculty of Social Psychology, Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities (Ekaterinburg), Leonid S. Chernov –Candidate of Philosophy, Associate Professor at Philosophy and Political Science Chair, The Russian Presidential Academy on National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Ural Institute (Ekaterinburg).
Year: 2017
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UDK: 130.2
Pages: 110-122
Language: russian
Section: Philosophy
Keywords: experiment, social experiment, the nature of technology, transformation and rebirth, «new» nature, «bare life», witness.
Abstract
The article deals with the issues concerning the nature of scientific experiment as a basis of the Western civilization. Scientific experiment is not just a rigorous method of studying nature, but also the general social practice penetrating into all domains of society including the human nature. The authors consider the features of social experiment using the examples of cinema, literature, artistic culture. They also raise a question of true evidence of the Auschwitz experiment. The hypothesis of the viral nature of the technical is supported by the practices of modern society life.
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