On the Key Role of Logic and Logical Culture in Philosophical Knowledge and Education

The role of logic and logical culture in philosophical knowledge and, accordingly, in modern philosophical education is considered. It is proved that the role of logic is essential and often a key one, firstly, as a propaedeutics of any philosophical knowledge forming the necessary logical culture for philosophical knowledge; secondly, as a methodological basis for philosophical research and interpretation of philosophical texts; thirdly, as an important, and sometimes main, part of the content of basic philosophies; finally, logical theories provide us with an effective apparatus for an adequate analysis of the philosophical argumentation and semantic structure of a particular philosophical text. Based on specific examples, for instance, inadequate interpretations of the critical philosophy of Kant, the theory of descriptions of Russell, etc., the author demonstrates how a misunderstanding of logic and logical concepts that underlie the philosophical system leads to its incorrect interpretations. Unfortunately, the key importance of logic and disciplines of the logical cycle in philosophical knowledge and education has not been satisfactorily realized in the structures involved in the organization of modern Russian education.

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