Dzhahaya Leonid Grigorievich was born on 13 september, 1932 in Sukhum city, Georgia.
In 1951 he finished Sukhumi 2nd man’s secondary school of a name of A.S. Pushkin with a gold medal.
In 1956 he graduated from philological faculty of the Sukhumistate pedagogical institute of a name of A.M.Gorky with gold medal.
In 1956-1958 – the teacher of the Sukhumi Georgian-Russian State Pedagogical College.
In 1963 at Tbilisi state university he defended the dissertation on competition of a scientific degree of the candidate of philosophical sciences on the subject “About the Nature of Human Knowledge” in which first developed in details the category “knowledge” as the central gnoseological category in its relation to truth and practice: “The knowledge checked in practice, is truth”, respectively the knowledge which hasn’t been confirmed in practice, there is a delusion (till 1963 in one philosophical directory, the dictionary or the encyclopedia of those years the category “knowledge” wasn’t mentioned at all). In both cases – truth and delusions – previously there has to be some more or less accurately formulated knowledge in its such forms, as sensual, evident, art or abstract knowledge then this knowledge is estimated as true (truth) or false (delusion). Related to this, the classification of types and the forms of human knowledge located in their natural dialectic order from a sensual form of knowledge (feelings, perceptions, representations) to an evident form of knowledge (models, cards, drawings), further to an art form of knowledge (a sculpture, painting, music, literature) and, at last, to an abstract form of knowledge (schemes, symbols, speech statements). Thus the element of direct sensuality gradually decreases, but with the same gradualness, through intermediate evident and art forms of knowledge, the abstractness element is increases, so as a result the speech statement acts as a pure form of human thought (it is in detail stated in the book “Science and Art”, Tbilisi, 1977).
In the years 1965-1973 – associate professor of department of Philosophy of the Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute named after M. Gorky.
In 1970 at the Moscow state university of a name of M.V.Lomonosov defended the dissertation on competition of a scientific degree of the Doctor of Philosophy on the subject “Classification of Sciences as Philosophical and Scientific Problem” where was introduced a new classification of the sciences, known as the “Classification of Sciences L. G.Dzhahaya”. Classification of the sciences is defined as an abstract theoretical model, designed to adequately reflect the real relationship between science at a particular stage of development of human society and as long as there is a science in its modern sense. All sciences are subdivided on theoretical (fundamental) and applied. In the main classification of theoretical sciences follow: sciences about the nature (physics, chemistry, mechanics, astronomy, geology, geography, biology, anthropology), sciences about society (history, political economy, jurisprudence, ethics, art criticism, linguistics) and sciences about knowledge (psychology, logic, mathematics) – along with their differentiated units. On “joint” of various theoretical sciences there are intermediate sciences (physical chemistry, psycholinguistics, mathematical logic, etc.), the crossed sciences (astrophysics, biochemistry, biomechanics, economic geography, etc.) and complex sciences (A selenologiya, oceanology, cybernetics, science of science, etc.). Additional, “shadow” to the primary classification of theoretical science is the classification of applied sciences (electronics, electroplating, genetic engineering, agronomy, animal science, archives business, computer science, etc.). The book “Classification of Sciences as Philosophical and Scientific Problem” published in Sukhumi in 1969, caused numerous responses in the USSR and abroad. Strangely enough, for last more than 40 years there was no a little considerable classification of sciences which would consider emergence of new sciences and changes in relationship of modern sciences.
- In 1973-1975 years – professor of chair of philosophy Sukhumi pedagogical institute named after M. Gorky.
- In 1976-1980 – professor of chair of philosophy of the Georgian institute of subtropical economy (in Sukhumi).
- In 1977-1978 – scientific and pedagogical activity at the Sofia university “Kliment Okhridski” (Bulgaria).
- In 1980-1993 – the head of the department of philosophy of the Georgian institute of subtropical agriculture(in Sukhumi).
- In 1983-1986 – scientific and pedagogical activity at Komensky University in Bratislava (Czechoslovakia).
During stay in Czechoslovakia started developing actively a vacuum problem, as subquantum level of a matter, as specific optical environment with an indicator of refraction of light, changing from the Metagalaxy center to its periphery (cosmological optical heterogeneity of metagalactic vacuum). The new cosmological concept of the birth and evolution of metagalactic substance in scales of an observed Metagalaxy (R=1028centimeters) is offered. In strong gravitational fields rotating “cosmological black holes”, in their ergosfer there is a birth of material particles and primary plasma (70% of hydrogen and 30% of helium). Protogalaxies make drift from the Metagalaxy center – to its periphery (” recession of galaxies”, “Universe expansion”) and the standard scenario of emergence of stars and planetary systems is developed. In R radius from the center of the Metagalaxy “the life belt” where there is now our Galaxy – the Milky Way – settles down. As the beginning of these researches are served publications in Czechoslovakia in the Slovak language: “Space vacuum as real physical space” (the Filozofia magazine, Bratislava, 1985, No. 5) and “The basic cosmological principle and its modern interpretation” (the Filozofia magazine, Bratislava, 1986, No. 2) and in Ukraine (“Historical destinies of the theory of air in the light of the modern theory of vacuum”. In the collection “Sketches of History of Natural Sciences and Equipment”, Kiev, 1988, release 37). In 1990 in Sukhumi there was the first edition of the book “Vacuum”, a final version in the book “Vacuum. The vacuum theory of substance and field”, the second edition, processed and added, Tbilisi, 2008). The role of the International philosophical and cosmological society (IFCS, Kiev) in distribution of ideas of this cosmological concept in “Sententiae” magazines and “Philosophy and cosmology” is great.
In 1994-2006 – the dean of faculty and the head of the department of philosophy and sociology in the Sukhumi branch of Tbilisi state university of a name of I.Dzhavakhishvili (in Tbilisi).
In the book “Philosophical Outlook” (Tbilisi, 2003) proved idea that in the history of philosophy there are three main historical types of philosophizing: 1) scientific (stsiyentistsky) philosophy – outlook, 2) anthropological (existential) philosophy – attitude) and 3) religious (theological) philosophy – the world discernment which develop in parallel in each historical era, satisfying various world outlook requirements and aspirations of people; he developed own option of system of categories of scientific philosophy; in details he developed the new philosophical category “inevitability” – in the general system of categories of a determinism.
- In 1996-2011 – the vice-president of Academy of pedagogical sciences of Georgia.
- Since 1996 to the present – the academician of Academy of philosophical sciences of Georgia.
- Since 2004 to the present – the member of the International philosophical and cosmological society (Kiev, Ukraine).
Throughout the scientific and pedagogical activity he held responsible positions in system of the higher education, paid much attention of the pedagogical theory and practice: participated in creation of five textbooks and educational-methodical grants on philosophy for students in the Georgian, Russian, Bulgarian languages, published three lecture courses on philosophy and sociology in the Russian and Georgian languages, and also published three books for youth: “What is new and old. Conversation for youth” (Sukhumi, 1976), “Studying youth during a scientific and technological revolution era” (Sukhumi, 1989), “Modern problems of the higher education” (Tbilisi, 2011).
In fiction – published the futurological novel “Georgian Rhapsody” (Tbilisi, 2012) and four poetic collections (“Space elegies”, Tbilisi, 1994, “Results”, Tbilisi, 1998, “Postscript”, Tbilisi, 2000, “Verses of different years”, 2004, Tbilisi, 2004).
Scientific publications
More than 100 journal articles and as much newspaper – in the Georgian, Russian, English, French, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Azerbaijani, Abkhazian languages. Especially it should be noted the article “To a Question of Dialectic Logic” (the Philosophical Sciences magazine, Moscow, 1990, by No. 12) which caused the heated debate on the Internet, it was repeatedly quoted and still keeps the value.
Awards
- Gold medal – upon termination of the Sukhumi 2nd man’s secondary school of a name of A.S. Pushkin (1951).
- Certificate of honor of Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Abkhazian ASSR (Sukhumi, 1967).
- Medal “For Valiant Labor” (Sukhumi, 1970).
- The certificate of honor of the Ministry of the higher and secondary vocational education of the USSR “For merits in promotion of achievements of the Soviet higher school abroad” (Moscow, 1977).
- Jan Amos Komenskii medal “For the outstanding help in pedagogical process and by preparation of graduate students” (University Komensky, Slovakia, 1985).
- Medal of the Government of Slovakia “For merits in education development” (1985).
- Order of the Union of Czechoslovak-Soviet Friendship (Czechoslovakia, 1986).
- The decree of Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Abkhazian ASSR appropriated a rank “The honored worker of culture” (Sukhumi, 1987).
- Medal “Veteran of Labor” (Sukhumi, 1992).
- The decree of the President of Georgia of March 13, 2002 he was awarded by the Honour Medal.
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