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Merab Mamardashvili

Born

in Gori, Georgia

September 15, 1930

Died

November 25, 1990

Genre

Philosophy

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Merab Mamardashvili (Georgian: მერაბ მამარდაშვილი, Russian: Мера́б Константи́нович Мамардашви́ли; September 15, 1930 – November 25, 1990) was a Georgian philosopher, Doctor of Sciences (1968), professor (1972). He was born in Gori (Eastern Georgia). In 1955 he graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Moscow State University. From 1968 to 1987 he was a deputy editor of the scientific journal "Voprosi Filosofii" ("Questions of Philosophy"). He became a professor of the Moscow State University and a senior research fellow of the Moscow Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Science. From 1987-1990 Mamardashvili was head of the Department of the Tsereteli Institute of Philosophy of the Georgian Academy of Sciences and Professo Merab Mamardashvili (Georgian: მერაბ მამარდაშვილი, Russian: Мера́б Константи́нович Мамардашви́ли; September 15, 1930 – November 25, 1990) was a Georgian philosopher, Doctor of Sciences (1968), professor (1972). He was born in Gori (Eastern Georgia). In 1955 he graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Moscow State University. From 1968 to 1987 he was a deputy editor of the scientific journal "Voprosi Filosofii" ("Questions of Philosophy"). He became a professor of the Moscow State University and a senior research fellow of the Moscow Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Science. From 1987-1990 Mamardashvili was head of the Department of the Tsereteli Institute of Philosophy of the Georgian Academy of Sciences and Professor of the Tbilisi State University.

In his life only a few books were published, his lectures (for his style of lecturing he and others called them "conversations" or "dialogues" and he was called "Russian (or Georgian) Socrates") were taped and published after his death by his disciple Yuri Senokosov. Lecturing abroad, Mamardashvili gave talks in Germany, France, and other countries. He died from a heart attack at Moscow Vnukovo airport on November 25, 1990 and was buried in Tbilisi in a family grave on the Saburtalo cemetery.

Influenced by René Descartes and classical German philosophy (especially Immanuel Kant), Mamardashvili contributed to rationalist theory of perception. His main research fields were: general gnoseological notion of processes of analysis and synthesis, the methodology of science and of the historic-philosophical studies, the role of consciousness in social being, the relationship between consciousness and the aesthetics, the overall meta-theory of language and consciousness. He considered the consciousness the ultimate subject of philosophy. Some of the most famous phrases, coined by Mamardashvili are: "consciousness is paradoxicalness impossible to get used to" [1], "consciousness is an experience of inexperiensible experiences", "phenomenology is the accompanying feature of all the philosophy", "loneliness is my profession" and so on.

In the preview to the edition of the major compilation of his works by St. Petersburg publishing house "Azbooka-classica" in 2002 he has been introduced "one of the most interesting contemporary philosophers, a man of impeccable style, magical fascination and rare kindness". It was also noted there, that all of his interests were concentrated around the human personality, its freedom and responsibility, on the role of philosophy in life and its place in the culture.

In May 2001 a monument to him was unveiled in Tbilisi. ...more

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	ცნობიერების ტოპოლოგია 4.58 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Лекции по античной философии 4.45 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	საუბრები ფილოსოფიაზე 4.48 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Эстетика мышления 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Картезианские размышления 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Как я понимаю философию 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Символ и сознание by Merab Mamardashvili, Alexander Piatigorsky, Александр Пятигорский 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Сознание и цивилизация 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Необходимость себя really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Формы и содержание мышления 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“ის, რომ ჩვენ ვერასდროს ვიზრდებით, ეს უბრალოდ ზრდის პრობლემაა. ეს პრობლემა იმისდა მიხედვით აშკარავდება, ვბრაზდებით სამყაროზე თუ არა. ბავშვის სამყაროა ასეთი. ბავშვი ხომ სამყაროს თავისებურად აღიქვამს: სამყარო მას ეფერება ან აბრაზებს. როგორები არიან ზრდასრულები? გაიხედეთ გარშემო და დააკვირდით საზოგადოებას. ის სავსეა ასე ვთქვათ ბავშვობაში გაჭედილი ზრდასრულებით. მათ თავი სამყაროს ცენტრში წარმოუდგენიათ და დღენიადაგ ეჭვიანობენ, რომ ეს სამყროში ხდება ყველაფერი მათ საწინაააღმდეგოდ და არა თავად მათში.
ზრდასრულობა რაში გამოიხატება ? ამაზე თავის დროზე ერთმა ინგლისელმა ფილოსოფოსმა თქვა: ” ზრდასრული ხარ, როცა იცი, რომ სამყაროს არ გააჩნია შენს მიმართ განზრახვები,” ეს უკვე ზრდასრულის აღქმაა.”
― Merab Mamardashvili

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“თქვენი ქართველობა იწყება ღირსებიდან და არა პირიქით!”
― Merab Mamardashvili

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“ადამიანი იწყება ღირსებიდან და მას მხოლოდ საკუთარი ღირსების გავლით შეუძლია ჭეშმარიტად გააცნობიეროს თავი ამა თუ იმ ერის შვილად! ქართველობა არ არის ბიოლოგიური მოცემულობა – ეს არის ნება იყო ქართველი, ნება კი რაინდული ღირსების ფენომენია და მე თუ არა მაქვს ის, რამდენიც არ უნდა ინებოს ერმა თუ ბერმა მე ვერც კაცი ვიქნები და ვერც ქართველი!”
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