Philosophy is a science that occupies a special place in the system of knowledge surrounding a person.
It originated in the days of the Ancient World and accompanied a person on the path of his entire formation and development. During this enormous period of time, many currents arose and disappeared, however, each of the teachings was a system of relations with the reality surrounding us. The functions and
methods of philosophy help a person to find his place in life, to understand what constitutes the world, society and every person, and allows us to comprehend the secrets of the universe. This science defines a system of views on various areas of life, and also gives certain knowledge.
The functions of philosophy (briefly) are the most important areas of such a science, which allow it to be used to implement various goals and objectives. All functions are described below.
- Thinking and theoretical. Contributes to the development of conceptual thinking and teaches the creation of various theories. Similar functions of philosophy briefly and as clearly as possible generalize the world around us and create the knowledge systems to which it obeys. Allow to create mental and logical schemes.
- Axiological. Assesses the phenomena and objects of the world around the existing value system, for example, ethical, moral, social, ideological. The main goal of this function of philosophy in society is to sift out everything that is inhibitory and unnecessary, skipping and accepting only what will be useful at this stage of development. The greatest activity is observed at the turning points of history: the overthrow of power, revolution, confrontation.
- Epistemological. It implements a special mechanism of cognition, relying only on a reliable and correct understanding of reality.
- Predictive. Such functions of philosophy briefly allow us to predict the development and trends of society, man and nature based on existing achievements and knowledge.
- Worldview. Carries out the formation of ideas about the world as a single whole. The surrounding reality provides knowledge about the interaction with a person and determines his place.
- Critical Provides a person with food for thought. The main task of this function of philosophy (briefly) is to question the knowledge of the world around us, look at things and phenomena from a new perspective, and also determine previously unexplored qualities and traits. The ultimate goal is the destruction of contradictions and dogmas, the expansion of the boundaries of knowledge and an increase in the reliability of existing ones.
- Social. Providing people and society as a whole with knowledge about the reasons for its origin and development, identifying the most important driving forces and elements, eliminating contradictions and identifying areas for further improvement.
- Methodological. The development of the main directions and methods of cognition.
- Educational and humanitarian. Defining and strengthening existing ideals and moral values, adapting a person to the surrounding reality and strengthening moral standards.