The main provisions of the "essential" model of mind

The subject of the research is a philosophical model of mind based on the primacy of essential characteristics over structural ones. The object of research is the essential characteristics of intelligent cognition, considered in the context of this model. The author explores such aspects of the topic as: the existence of common philosophical grounds for defining reason as an entity, the substantive and conceptual difference between the theoretical model defining reason as an entity and the structural model of reason. Special attention is paid to the disclosure of such characteristics of rational cognition as: the comprehensive and self-identical nature of reason; the immutability of the nature of reason as an entity; the relationship between the essential and teleological aspects of reason; the phenomenon of accumulation and optimization of rational experience as an essential attribute of reason; the problematic philosophical understanding of rational cognition as a process of achieving a supernatural goal. The typological method was applied to classify the epistemological models under consideration. The method of system analysis was used to identify the basic provisions of each model. The main conclusions of the conducted research are. In the "essential" model, the mind is understood as a self-identical form that has no supernatural purpose. The connection between the essence of reason and its teleological character represents the identity underlying the progressive movement of cognition. The "essential" model of mind in its basic positions has a theoretical priority over the "procedural" model, which defines the mind as a structure. The theoretical conclusions obtained are consistent with the practical goals of reason. The essential understanding of the nature of rational cognition should be recognized not only as a philosophically sound, but also as a constructive concept. The author's special contribution to the research of the topic is an attempt at a detailed analysis and reasoned justification of the basic provisions of the "essential" model of reason. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the topic is raised in the context of bioethics, which defends the primacy of the natural essence of man over ideas in which the possibility of its structural transformation is allowed.

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