Philosophy is what I do. After I withdrew from all official duties, stopped managing and running the structures I had once set up and that were still operating by the time I turned 60, philosophy became my daily occupation. Before that, I had also given a lot of attention to philosophy, but among all other… Читать далее I am a philosopher and a methodologist
Thinking Belarus!
What should the eye be equipped with for Belarus to “be”? What can you oppose to the evidence? The answer given by the whole history of European thought is that the opposite of evidence is speculation. The eye must be equipped with the mind. Only reason can create Belarus. This country, unlike Russia, should be intelligible to the mind. You can also believe in Belarus, the faith helps retain the memory about Belarus for a couple of centuries of the country’s absence within the space of the evident and to keep European identity in times of Asian rule of barbarity. The transition from faith to reason, from dream to realization is difficult and one should carry out such a transition carefully, cautiously and meticulously.
Taking Responsibility for Oneself. Notes of a Philosopher With a Tart Temper (book)
Excerpts from the book.
The book consists of three parts. The first part, “My Place of Power”, is about the philosopher’s and intellectual’s self-identification in political and public practice, their place and work. The second part, “Lack of Meaning”, analyses the situation in the country on the eve of transformations and upheavals. Uladzimir Matskevich explores the nature of the contemporary Belarusian dictatorship, the state of the public sphere, moods, identity, and social foundations for change in society. The third part, “Coming After You”, is a performative statement. It contains an open letter to the president and proposals for a course of action for political leaders. After the events of 2020-2021, these proposals serve both as an imprint of that political situation and a basis for reflection and criticism of revolutionary action.
Падкаст: Уводзіны ў філасофію Уладзіміра Мацкевіча
Серыя размоваў з Уладзімірам Мацкевічам «Уводзіны ў філасофію» — гэта жывая гутарка пра тое, чым ёсць мысленне, як яно адбываецца, што стварае інтэлектуальнае напружанне тут і цяпер, у сучасным свеце і сучаснай Беларусі. Размовы вядзе Таццяна Вадалажская Размова 1 — пра захапленне, выбар мовы мыслення і ілюзію веды.Размова 2 — пра веду, ісціну і праўду.… Читать далее Падкаст: Уводзіны ў філасофію Уладзіміра Мацкевіча
Политика: средство или цель
Собственно, программа действий, изложенная в 1994 году по-прежнему сохраняет свою актуальность. В практическом плане мы никуда не сдвинулись в Беларуси с 1994 года. Все, чем мы располагали, три года продолжает разрушаться. Но есть надежда, что мы немножко поумнели. Если это так, то — просто есть надежда
Глобальное потепление после холодной войны (2017)
Задаваясь вопросом о том, возможны ли реформы в Беларуси, автор рассматривает условия и обстоятельства, которые позволяют ответить на этот вопрос. Ответить не в залоге «да», «нет», «затрудняюсь ответить», а в деятельностном залоге. А значит, разобраться в первую очередь с тем, кто заинтересован в реформах, кто обладает волей и необходимыми ресурсами для их осуществления.
Книга: Вопреки очевидности (2006)
В настоящий сборник включены ранее опубликованные тексты беларусского методолога и философа Владимира Мацкевича: «Беларусь: вопреки очевидности» (1994 г.), «Беларусская демократия: вопреки очевидности» (1996 г.), «Политика: средство или цель» (1997 г.).
Видео-курс: Введение в системный подход для гуманитариев
Курс, который вводит элементарные понятия системного подхода и позволяет строго и аргументированно разбираться с гуманитарным и социальным знанием.
Global Warming After the Cold War
Why do Belarusians do nothing to change their country? Because one part of society is sure (it has such an illusion) that it cannot go on for so long, and democratic and market changes are objectively inevitable, so they just need to wait for them. Another part of society is convinced that the existing state of affairs is the only possible one, there cannot be anything else, therefore all attempts to change something are known to be futile and doomed to failure.
Книга: Общественный диалог в Беларуси: от народовластия к гражданскому участию (2012)
Цель книги — сформировать рефлексивное и разумное отношение к организации общественного диалога в Беларуси, предложить понятия, категории и схемы для деятельного отношения к этому процессу.