Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / University 4.0: What Type of Thinking is Coming? (Part II)

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2024 17 (10)
Authors
Efimov, Valery S.; Lapteva, Alla V.
Contact information
Efimov, Valery S.: Siberian Federal University Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation; Lapteva, Alla V.: Siberian Federal University Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation;
Keywords
Future University; generations of university; University 4.0; cognitive institution; methodological thinking; cognitive civilization
Abstract

The study is framed by the concepts of 1) “university – cognitive institute” and 2) “generations of university”. Within different generations, the types of thinking (mindsets) that were generated and used in universities are considered (in pre-industrial society – scholastic, in industrial society – research, in post-industrial society – entrepreneurial). To characterize the mindset, a methodological scheme “object – manner – intention” is used: Thinking at the University 1.0: object – Divine order, its metaphysical foundations; manner – positing mental entities, constructing reasoning; intention – understanding authoritative texts and creating a consistent doctrine (a common field of meanings). Thinking in University 2.0: object – Nature (objects, processes, laws); manner – building models, creating ideal objects, mental experimentation, hypothesizing; intention – creating theories (ontologies of nature), setting tasks for observations and experiments, creating foundations for production technologies and projects (industrial civilization). Thinking in University 3.0: object – Activity (subjects, actions, technologies, environments, opportunities); manner – analyzing possibilities based on multi-subject models, planning of innovations; focusing on entrepreneurial schemes that configure the participants, creating the basis for new social and production practices. Thinking in University 4.0: object – The world of thinking and practices (subjects, principles, norms, foundations and boundaries of various thoughts and practices); manner – methodological reflection, positing and transforming the foundations of thoughts and practices; focusing on projects and technologies for collective and hybrid intelligences (cognitive civilization), new ways and means of thinking, social relations and institutions, new socio-anthropological experience. The hypothesis that university of the future (cognitive civilization) will cultivate methodological thinking (“thinking about thinking”), and that its target will be in generating collective and hybrid (with AI participation) intelligence, as well as in developing compliant technologies for their work is substantiated. It will generate a new agenda for the society and create plans and precedents for new practices. Part II of the article presents the characteristics of the types of thinking that will be generated and reproduced by second, third and fourth generation universities

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1961–1969
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XNMOVM
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/154132

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