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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Philosophy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Philosophy</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Cерия: Философия</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2302</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8900</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">44929</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2302-2025-29-2-491-503</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">TSSSZD</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ONTOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОНТОЛОГИЯ И ТЕОРИЯ ПОЗНАНИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Contingency in Philosophical Anthropological Knowledge</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Контингентность в философско-антропологическом познании</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3404-3493</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2619-8826</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Medzhidova</surname><given-names>Nargiz H.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Меджидова</surname><given-names>Наргиз Гамидовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор философии по философии, доцент кафедры философии, факультет социальных наук и психологии</p></bio><email>nmajidova@bsu.edu.az</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Baku State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Бакинский государственный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-06-28" publication-format="electronic"><day>28</day><month>06</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AND SOCIAL SECURITY</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">СОВРЕМЕННОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО И СОЦИАЛЬНАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ</issue-title><fpage>491</fpage><lpage>503</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-07-10"><day>10</day><month>07</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Medzhidova N.H.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Меджидова Н.Г.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Medzhidova N.H.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Меджидова Н.Г.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/44929">https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/44929</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The study of contingency within a philosophical-anthropological framework is increasingly relevant due to contemporary societal and scientific advancements, particularly in digital technology and artificial intelligence. This research examines the phenomenon of contingency as perceived and interpreted through philosophical-anthropological thought, focusing on its role and significance in human self-understanding and development. The study employs various research methods, including phenomenological, hermeneutic, and comparative analyses of philosophical traditions. Drawing on historical and contemporary works by Western and Eastern philosophers, such as J.P. Sartre, N. Kitarō, and Q. Meillassoux, the research explores how contingency relates to key concepts like subjectivity, identity, and the human relationship with time and space. The findings suggest that human identity and culture are not static but evolve through the influence of new knowledge and experiences, emphasizing the importance of flexibility and adaptability. Contingency, characterized by randomness and the absence of logical necessity, contrasts with determinism and necessity, highlighting the potential for continuous growth and transformation in personal and cultural contexts. Contingency can be defined as the necessity of realizing one of several possibilities. This underscores the need for a dynamic understanding of human self-realization and identity in the 21st century.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Исследование контингентности в рамках философско-антропологической парадигмы приобретает все большую актуальность благодаря современным общественным и научным достижениям, особенно в области цифровых технологий и искусственного интеллекта. Данное исследование рассматривает феномен контингентности через призму философско-антропологической мысли, акцентируя внимание на его роли и значении в понимании человеком самого себя и в его развитии. В работе применяются различные методы исследования, включая феноменологический, герменевтический и сравнительный анализ философских традиций. Опираясь на исторические и современные труды западных и восточных философов, таких как Ж.-П. Сартр, Н. Китаро и К. Мейясу, исследуется соотношение контингентности с ключевыми концепциями, такими как субъективность, идентичность и человеческие взаимоотношения во времени и пространстве. Результаты показывают, что человеческая идентичность и культура не являются статичными, но развиваются под влиянием новых знаний и опыта, подчеркивая важность гибкости и адаптируемости. Контингентность, характеризующаяся случайностью и отсутствием логической необходимости, противопоставляется детерминизму и необходимости, что подчеркивает возможность постоянного роста и трансформации в личностном и культурном контексте. Контингентность может быть определена как необходимость реализации одной из нескольких возможностей. Это подчеркивает важность динамичного понимания самореализации и идентичности человека в XXI веке.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>randomness</kwd><kwd>necessity</kwd><kwd>possibility</kwd><kwd>reality</kwd><kwd>unforeseen circumstances</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>случайность</kwd><kwd>необходимость</kwd><kwd>возможность</kwd><kwd>реальность</kwd><kwd>непредвиденные обстоятельства</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Curd P. Anaxagoras. In: Zalta EN, editor. The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy. Available from: https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2019/entries/anaxagoras (accessed: 11.11.2019).</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Berryman S. Democritus. In: Zalta EN, Nodelman U, editors. The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy. 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