Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (1)
- Authors
- Šķesteris, Jānis
- Contact information
- Šķesteris, Jānis: University of Latvia , 28/30 Mārstaļu Str., Riga, LV-1050 , e-mail:
- Keywords
- Merab Mamardashvili; Rihards Kulis; culture
- Abstract
The article addresses the Georgian philosopher’s Merab Mamardashvili’s statement that “ fascism is a triumph of culture” and discusses Mamardashvili’s cultural understanding. The work contrasts two seemingly contradictory characterizations of culture provided by the Georgian philosopher himself – on one hand he equalizes the culture with fascism and Nazism, but on the other hand compares it to the spinal cord that serves as a necessary basis for ensuring of humanity. The article raises an issue of a fine and not fully detectable boundary between the place where the culture is a man-made and humanity forming mechanism, and where it becomes something un-topicalized – a bondage.
- Pages
- 110-117
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/9489
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