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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">47747</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2302-2025-29-4-1246-1255</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">JVIHQK</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>СОЦИАЛЬНАЯ ФИЛОСОФИЯ</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">Scientification and the Crisis of Meaning: Rethinking Human Existence in the Age of Reason</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Наукознание и кризис смысла: переосмысление человеческого существования в эпоху разума</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1525-0136</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Muqsith</surname><given-names>Munadhil A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Мукситх</surname><given-names>Мунадил Абдул</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Mass Communication, Associate Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат наук в области массовых коммуникаций, доцент</p></bio><email>munadhil@upnvj.ac.id</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9422-351X</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4071-1550</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Muzykant</surname><given-names>Valerii L.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Музыкант</surname><given-names>Валерий Леонидович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Lecturer Mass Communication Department</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор социологических наук, профессор, профессор кафедры массовых коммуникаций</p></bio><email>muzykant-vl@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9031-8666</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Istiyanto</surname><given-names>Bekti S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Истиянто</surname><given-names>Бекти С.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Communication Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат наук в области коммуникационных наук, доцент кафедры коммуникационных наук факультета социальных и политических наук</p></bio><email>bekti.istiyanto@upnvj.ac.id</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Национальное агентство исследований и инноваций (BRIN)</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran (UPNVJ)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Пембангунан Джакартский университет национального развития «Ветеран»</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">IN SEARCH OF A STRATEGY FOR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY:  RUSSIAN AND WORLD EXPERIENCE</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">В ПОИСКАХ СТРАТЕГИИ ПРЕПОДАВАНИЯ ФИЛОСОФИИ:  РОССИЙСКИЙ И МИРОВОЙ ОПЫТ</issue-title><fpage>1246</fpage><lpage>1255</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-12-23"><day>23</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Muqsith M.A., Muzykant V.L., Istiyanto B.S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Мукситх М.А., Музыкант В.Л., Истиянто Б.С.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Muqsith M.A., Muzykant V.L., Istiyanto B.S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Мукситх М.А., Музыкант В.Л., Истиянто Б.С.</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/47747">https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/47747</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Western philosophy has profoundly shaped global civilization, influencing understanding of the world. This dominance, however, presents both opportunities and challenges. This paper argues that the current paradigm of Western philosophy, rooted in modern philosophy’s emphasis on rationality, has become dogmatic and ultimately self-defeating. The pursuit of scientific knowledge, while valuable, has been driven by a narrow conception of rationality that prioritizes logic and empirical evidence while neglecting other crucial dimensions of human experience. This overemphasis on scientification, as Nietzsche argued, has led to a dehumanization of existence by reducing human life to mere rationality, disregarding the importance of narrative, historical memory, and contextual understanding. This paper will critically examine the limitations of this dominant paradigm through a review of Western philosophical thought. By highlighting internal contradictions within modern philosophy itself, we aim to demonstrate how the current emphasis on scientification has stifled the diversity and richness of philosophical inquiry. Ultimately, we argue for a more nuanced and inclusive approach to philosophy that recognizes the multifaceted nature of human experience and embraces a broader range of perspectives.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Западная философия внесла всеобъемлющий вклад в формирование цивилизации, оказав существенное влияние на понимание мира. Однако это доминирование представляет как возможности, так и проблемы. В этом исследовании утверждается, что нынешняя парадигма западной философии, укорененная в акценте современной философии на рациональности, стала догматичной и в конечном счете саморазрушительной. Стремление к научному знанию, хотя и ценное, было обусловлено узкой концепцией рациональности, которая отдает приоритет логике и эмпирическим доказательствам, пренебрегая другими важнейшими измерениями человеческого опыта. Этот чрезмерный акцент на сциентизации, как утверждал Ницше, привел к дегуманизации существования, сводя человеческую жизнь к простой рациональности, игнорируя важность повествования, исторической памяти и контекстуального понимания. Критически рассматриваются ограничения этой доминирующей парадигмы посредством обзора западной философской мысли. Подчеркивая внутренние противоречия внутри самой современной философии, мы стремимся продемонстрировать, как нынешний акцент на сциентизации подавил разнообразие и богатство философских исследований. В конечном счете мы выступаем за более тонкий и инклюзивный подход к философии, который признает многогранность человеческого опыта и охватывает более широкий спектр точек зрения.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Modern Western philosophy</kwd><kwd>limitations of reason</kwd><kwd>dehumanization</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>современная западная философия</kwd><kwd>ограничения разума</kwd><kwd>дегуманизация</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="ru">Исследование было поддержано внутренним грантом Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Индонезия 2024</institution></institution-wrap><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="en">The research was supported by Internal grant research of Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Indonesia 2024</institution></institution-wrap></funding-source></award-group></funding-group></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Spielvpgel JJ, Baker JT, Robertson JT. 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