CONSTRUCTIVIST PARADIGM OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND: POSSIBILITIES OF INTEGRATIVE APPROACH

Abstract

The study object is constructivist approach which differs by its all-purposeness, wide use in different fields of knowledge. The given approach is aimed at revealing the process of constructing a model of reality by a subject. The scientific novelty of this work is in applying constructivist approach with regard to the philosophy of mind. Brains and mind function according to the «constructivist principle» – appear in the form of structuring forces, regulating reality. Thanks to their activity disorderly chaotic phenomena of outside environment are consubstantiated, creating reality «for us» on the basis of peculiarities of inborn and acquired structures.