Scientific position:
Dr. Sci. (Philosophy)

Scientific specialities:
Philosophy of Science and Techniques

Biography steps:
1961 – graduated from the Faculty of Physics, Voronezh State University;
1966 – defended Candidate  of Science Thesis;
1974 – defended Doctor  of Science Thesis;
Since 1977 – Head of the Philosophy Department;
1978 – awarded professorship.

Additional information: Academician of the Academy of Humanities, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

Summary of research:
The most important issues of research: the problem of determinism, the nature of probabilistic determination, methodology of science, levels in methodological approaches, heuristic function of philosophy, the role of models in scientific cognition, sociocultural determination in the development of science. Summarized the contemporary views on chance, introduced the notion of sociocultural “niche” of science, revealed the structure of scientific thinking style. The latest research has been devoted to the philosophical basis of Hermeneutics.

Publications:
Total – 210;
The most important scientific works:

Kravets A.S. The methodology of science. – Voronezh: Publishing house of the Voronezh State University, 1991.
Kravets A.S. The ideology of science // Social studies and the present. – 1992. – №6. – P. 114-122.
Kravets A.S.  Ideals and idols of science. Voronezh: Publishing house of the Voronezh State University, 1993. - 220 p.
Kravets A.S. Traditions and innovations in science // Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Series: humanitarian sciences. – 1993. – №1.
Kravets A.S. Science as a cultural phenomenon. Voronezh: Publishing house of the Voronezh State University, 1998.
Kravets A.S.  Three paradigms of meaning // Proceedings of the MSU Series: Philosophy, – 2004. – №6.
Kravets A.S.  G. Deleuze's theory of meaning: pro and contra // Logos. – 2005 – № 4 (49). – P. 227-258.
Kravets A.S. Meanings and values ​​// Proceedings of the MSU, Series: Philosophy, – 2007. –  № 6. – P. 56-80.
Kravets A.S.  Understanding of the meaning of social activities. Voronezh: Publishing house of the Voronezh State University, 2008. – 302 p.
Kravets A.S. Life and work: journalistic monograph. - Voronezh: Publishing house of the Voronezh State University, 2011. - 208 p.
Kravets A.S.  The subjective form of existence of values ​​// Proceedings of the Voronezh State University. Series: Philosophy, 2012 – №2. – P. 71-82.

Scientific leadership:
20 candidates of Philosophical Sciences

Managerial activity:
Editor-in-Chief of the Proceedings of the Voronezh State University. Series: Philosophy
Head of Academic council (a doctor's degree on philosophical sciences)
Member of dissertational council Д 212.038.01 (a doctor's degree on philosophical sciences).

H-index 7 according to the RSCI

Contacts:
kravets1939@mail.ru  
+7(473) 255-08-57