Open AccessArctic Circumpolar Civilization
Author(s) -
Svyatoslav Shachin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sibirica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1476-6787
pISSN - 1361-7362
DOI - 10.3167/sib.2019.180105
Subject(s) - circumpolar star , arctic , dialectic , civilization , humanity , environmental ethics , the arctic , sociology , perspective (graphical) , epistemology , geography , political science , philosophy , oceanography , archaeology , geology , law , computer science , artificial intelligence
This article analyzes the concept of an Arctic circumpolarcivilization and focuses on contradictions inherent within the concept.Some of these antinomies are the nomadic character of the traditionalArctic civilization and the traditional academic approachthat takes a sedentarist perspective; the rich worldview of the Arcticresidents and its inadequate reflection in the rational paradigmof cognition; and issues surrounding sustainable development andthe global crisis of humanity, which leads to instability worldwide,including in the Arctic. The article proposes method of dialecticalsynthesis for resolving such antinomies. TRANSLATED BY TATIANA ARGOUNOVA-LOW