On the Various Readings of the Concept of Philosophical Culture

The article examines the concept of philosophical culture in its various interpretations in Bulgarian and international contextes. A brief review of authors using this concept and contributing to its enrichment, development and interpretation, is made. Special attention is paid to the thesis on the difference between philosophical theory and philosophical culture (M. Bаchvarov); methodological guide and reterritorialization of philosophy (Bаchvarov's followers); the distinction between philosophical culture and sociology of philosophy, which is based on reflexivity as a differencia specifica of philosophy (V. Oittinen); a system uniting philosophical experience, philosophical thinking and philosophical activity (I. Tsvetkova); consolidating factor for the philosophical community and intra-philosophical ideology (O.Ershova); reconstructive improvisation and unique ontological creation expressing the universality of philosophical thought (A. Kolesnikov). The conclusion about its viability in modern conditions, its dialogical nature and its role as a valuable methodological guide in the study of the national philosophical heritage is substantiated.