Interpretation of "texts of culture" from the standpoint of the socio-cognitive approach (based on the example of the analysis of the works of Yu.V. Mann)
The purpose of the article is to reveal the relevant aspects of the socio-cognitive approach to higher education in the interpretation of "cultural texts", which is a conscious interaction, a dialogue with the text, a coordinated activity to achieve joint goals and results, by solving a problem of social and personal significance by the participants in the dialogue. It is shown that this approach is based on the positions of the humanitarian theory of the outstanding Russian scientist, Yuri Mann. The generality of this theory and the methodology of the socio-cognitive approach is associated with the emphasis on the fact that the perception of the "text of culture" forms in the individual an understanding of the relationship between the universal and the specific. The "text of culture" contains the symbolic essence of the comprehension of the existence of culture. The article presents the results of a content analysis of Yuri Mann's works on the history of literature and cultural studies. It has been determined that the humanization of the content of modern education is possible and effective only in the process of mastering cultural experience and cultural values. As a result, it was concluded that in the process of comprehending the “texts of culture”, future specialists form a holistic picture of the world and a positive humanistic worldview. Through interaction with highly spiritual "texts of culture", future specialists learn to comprehend natural and social phenomena, patterns, processes, adapt to a multi-layered surrounding reality, determine their behavioral strategies, ways of thinking, develop motivation for meaningful communication, fundamental education and active self-education, self-development.