Philosophy of the city: to the problem of humanity of urban space

Authors

  • Volha U. Novikava Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

city, person, identity, urban space, time of cities, public space, flaneur
Supporting Agencies
To the memory of my father, Vladimir T. Novikov, who discovered philosophy for me.

Abstract

The subject of socio-philosophical research in the article is the phenomenon of the city. Various types of cities are considered from the point of view of their continuity: an open antique city, a closed medieval city, a contemporary multicultural city. Attention is paid to the influence of the city on the processes of human self-identification, the relationship of the city with the mentality and physicality of a person. The features of the organisation of urban space are analysed, its human dimension is revealed. Human dimension of the cite manifests itself in the mutual similarity of a person and a city, which evolves both spontaneously and purposefully. The phenomenon of public space is considered. The article examines the «time of cities», the experience of which, historically determined by class differences, in the modern world is closely related to the specifics of urban space. Particular attention is paid to the phenomenon of the city dweller: from the citizen of the ancient polis to the contemporary reminiscence of the flaneur.

Author Biography

  • Volha U. Novikava, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (philosophy), docent; associate professor at the department of philosophy and methodology of science, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published

2021-07-01

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No. 2 (2021): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology

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Novikava, V.U. 2021. Philosophy of the city: to the problem of humanity of urban space. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology. 2 (Jul. 2021), 12–20.