Elena N. Shulga

Born:

Education:

• Philosophical Faculty, Moscow State University, 1979.
• Post-Graduate Course in Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy RAS, Moscow, 1983.

Degrees:

• D.Sc. in Philosophy, Dissertation: «Evolution of the Methods of Philosophical Hermeneutics”, Institute of Philosophy RAS, Moscow, 2003
• PhD , Dissertation: «Relationship of Natural and Social in Global Ecology”, Institute of Philosophy RAS, Moscow, 1992

Research Foci

• Epistemology,
• Ontology,
• Philosophical Hermeneutics

Research Position

Fellowships

1998-2000, awards of the Foundation “Kasa Mianowskiego”, Warsaw, Poland.

• Lecture Course "Theory and Practice of Argumentation", State Academic University of Humanities (from 2008).
• Lecture Course for RAS postgraduate students on Philosophy of Science, Chair of History and Philosophy of Science Institute of Philosophy RAS
• Seminars for RAS postgraduate students on Philosophy of Socio-Humanities, Chair of History and Philosophy of Science Institute of Philosophy RAS
• Supervising postgraduate research projects

Research Projects

• Philosophical and Logical Research of the Processes of Creative Thought, 2000-20002 (Russian Foundation for Basic Research)
• The Concept of the Biological System Boundary and its Formalization in Context of Modern Natural Science Paradigm, 2001-2003 (Russian Foundation for Humanities)
• Mind Philosophy: Perspectives of Development and Possible Limitations, 2004-2006 (Russian Foundation for Humanities)
• Analytical Heritage of Lvov-Warsaw Philosophical School and Modernity, 2005-2007 (Russian Foundation for Humanities – NAS of Ukraine)
• An Issue of Context in Philosophical Theory of Interpretation, 2007-2009 (Russian Foundation for Humanities)
• Philosophical Conceptions of Lvov-Warsaw School and their Modern Interpretation, 2009-2010 (Russian Foundation for Humanities – NAS of Ukraine)
• Ontological Conceptions in Old Russian Writings: Reconstruction and Interpretation, 2009-2011 (In the Framework of the Program for Basic research “Russia Historical and Spiritual Values” of RAS Presidium)

Publications (all in Russian)

Monographs:

• Cognitive Hermeneutics, М., Institute of Philosophy RAS, 2002
• Problems of Pre-Understanding in Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Sociology, M., Institute of Philosophy RAS, 2004
• Understanding and Interpretation, М.: Nauka, 2008
• An Evolution of the Methods of Philosophical, Saarbrücken. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011, 354 p.

Papers:

• Global-Ecological Issues and Possibilities of their Solution // Philosophical Aspects of the Global Issues of Modernity. М., Institute of Philosophy RAS, 1982 – 1 a.s.
• Philosophical Analysis of the Specificity of the Development of Complex Systems // Studies on Cognition Dialectics. М., Institute of Philosophy RAS,, 1985. – 0.75 a.s.
• Hermeneutic Circle and Dialectics of Understanding // Hermeneutics: History and Modernity / I.S.Narsky (ed.), М., Mysl, 1985. – 1.5 a.s.
• Dialectics as the Basis of Understanding and Explanation in Social Cognition // Dialectics, Methodology, Methods of Special. Obninsk, 1985. - 0,5 a.s.
• Organization Complexification in the Process of the System Development // A Principle of Systemicity in the Cognition of the Developmental Processes. М.: Institute of Philosophy RAS, 1986. – 0.75 a.s.
• Self-Organization Conception and General Theory of Development // Philosophical Theory of the development and Scientific-Technical Progress . М., Institute of Philosophy RAS, 1986. – 0.8 a.s.
• Methodological Foundations of Global Ecology – Issues of Self-Organizations // Modern Ecological situation: Knowledge and Practice. М., Institute of Philosophy RAS, 1987. – 0.75 a.s.
• Rational Hermeneutics and Paraconsistency // Logic and Logical Philosophy, vol. 7, 1999. – 1 a.s. (in English)
• Odkrycie naukowe: podejście hermeneutyczne. Część 1 // Ruch filozoficzny, Tom LVII, nr 2, 2000. - 1 a.s. (in Polish)
• Logical Hermeneutics and Philosophical Argumentation // Theory and Practice of Argumentation. М.: Institute of Philosophy RAS, 2001. - 1.5 a.s.
• Odkrycie naukowe: podejście hermeneutyczne. Część 2 // Ruch filozoficzny, Tom LVII, nr 3/4, 2000. - 1 a.s. (in Polish)
• Rationality in Scientific Research // Philosophy of Science. Issue 9, 2003. - 1,5 a.s.
• Rational Hermeneutics and Paraconsistency // Philosophy of Science. Issue 9, 2003. - 1 a.s.
• Philosophy of Eugenics: Gains and Losses // Eugenics in the Discource of Global Issues of Modernity. М.: Canon +, 2005. - 1 a.s.
• Cognitive Hermeneutics in the System of Philosophical Knowledge // Modern Cognitivistics: Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Disciplines. М., 2008 – 1,5 a.s.
• Philosophy of Mind: Methodological Invariants of Research // Philosophy of Science, issue 12. М., 2006 – 1 a.s.
• Computer Hermeneutics // Voprosy Filosophii, № 2, 2007. – 1 a.s.
• P.Ricoeur’s Hermeneutics and Modern Issues of Epistemology // Paul Ricoeur – Philosopher of a Dialogue. М.: Institute of Philosophy RAS. 2008. – 1 a.s.
• The Conception of Rationality and Analytical Heritage of Lvov-Warsaw School // Studies of the Analytical Heritage of Lvov-Warsaw School. Issue I. М., 2006 - 1,5 a.s.
• Practical Epistemology and Argumentation // Modern Logics. Issues of Theory and History. SPb., 2010. - 0,5 a.s.
• An Issue of Pre-Understanding: Epistemological Context // Modern Issues of Knowledge in Socio-Humanities and Natural Sciences. Materials of all-Russian Scientific Conference, October 13-14, 2009. Voronezh: Polygraphic Centre of VSU Publishing House, 2010. - 2 a.s.
• Does Argumentation Theory Require a Philosophical Substantiation? // RATIO.ru, 2010. №4. - 0,8 a.s.
• Max Scheller and His Philosophical Conception of Prejudice // Bulletin of Voronezh State University. Series: Philosophy 1(3), 2010. - 0,8 a.s.
• Epistemological Context of Problems of Pre-Understanding // Philosophy of Science. Issue 15. М., Institute of Philosophy RAS, 2010. - 1,4 a.s.
• Elements of Creative Epistemology. Ideas, Conceptions and Theories of Creativity // Creative Work: an Epistemological Analysis. М.: Institute of Philosophy RAS, 2011. - 1 a.s.

E-mail: elena.shulga501@gmail.com