PHILOSOPHIC ASPECTS OF TRAINING POSTGRADUATES

Abstract

There are shown practices of trainingpostgraduates in Ukraine taking into account philosophicaspects of the science. There is presented “PhilosophicProblems of Scientific Knowledge” course developed byscientists of the Department of Philosophy of the NationalMining University, Ukraine. The course favours all-aroundtraining of young scientists. The course objective is toincrease knowledge in the sphere of philosophy andmethodology of the science. The training helps youngscientists to solve in their research not only technicalbottom-line problems but also to distinguish results withinintegral scientific system taking into account globalproblems of anthropological nature. The course is closelyconnected with ideas of knowledge synthesis being effectedby means of expanding object fields of research. Besides,elaboration of methodological practices capable to play arole of cognitive activity infrastructures in all its spheres isused.Index Terms ⎯ philosophy of science, knowledge synthesis,methodological techniques, cognitive activity.