MENTALITY AS A CATEGORY OF SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY AND ITS METHODOLOGICAL ROLE

Abstract

The article gives an analysis of genesis of mentality as a category in the works of West European thinkers, its role in the development of historical and social-philosophical thoughts. It outlines relations of the category “mentality” with other categories, which reveal phenomena similar by meaning. It defines the role of category “mentality” for studies of society development.

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A. G. Kravchenko

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A. G. Kravchenko (2017). MENTALITY AS A CATEGORY OF SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY AND ITS METHODOLOGICAL ROLE. Науковий вісник НУБіП України. Серія: Гуманітарні студії, 1(274), 124-132. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-257886