BELIEF AND FANATICISM. THE BOUNDARIES OF CONCEPTS
The article considers the problem of belief which is interpreted not as a religious or gnoseological phenomenon, but from the being and values point of view. It is considered how the belief and fanaticism are understood in the light of the heightened interest in terrorism and xenophobia. It is proved that fanaticism has more to do with the strains of reason, but belief is seen as a personal devotion which is never socially dangerous. The paper will be interesting not only to philosophers, but also to all those interested in current problems of a human being