A philosopher has already ruled – such was Zhelyo Zhelev and he was a successful president, said Prof. Dinev
The scientific supervisor of the candidate for prime minister from “There is such a people” Plamen Nikolov describes him as an intelligent boy who did well with languages. Nikolov defended his doctoral dissertation in philosophy before a 25-member commission of the Higher Attestation Commission (Supreme Attestation Commission) in 2004, when he was 27 years old. His topic was “Philosophical and Anthropological Reflection on Time”.
“It was a good defense. I was thinking of hiring him as an assistant in the department, but there were no places. Then he went abroad. I say it from an academic point of view. What he will do in the government is a separate issue. I personally am not a fan of this party“he said before OFFNews Prof. Valeri Dinev, Professor of Philosophical Anthropology at Sofia University.
According to him, philosophical education is a plus, but not a guarantee of success in such a high position.
“A philosopher has already ruled – such was Zhelyo Zhelev and he was a successful president. Philosophical education is analytical. In addition, he needs practical experience and to hire the best specialists, I do not know if they will allow him to choose them, this is already complicated“, Dinev added.
He clarified that Nikolov is a doctor of philosophy, although some media mistakenly declared him a doctor of philosophy, economics and law.
“This is a code of the scientific specialty. With this code you can be both a doctor of law and a doctor of economics, in this case Nikolov has a doctorate in philosophy“, Dinev explained.
“I taught philosophical anthropology. Many teachers prepare students for the exam, not for life. I teach them practical skills on how to cope – fall seven times, get up eight times; the clever learns from the mistakes of the other, the fool learns from his own your mistakes, “said the professor.
“One person, until he says nothing, you can’t know if he’s smart or stupid. Until he does something, you can’t tell if he’s capable or not. As they say, the master looks at the work, not the talk.” he added.
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“Want to tell him, Slavi and Hristo Ivanov a Spanish proverb: it’s one thing to talk about bulls, it’s another to be in the arena, “said the philosopher.
“In principle, the fact that a person is intelligent does not mean anything yet. In practice, he must be able to cope, to have skills. Not to be very intelligent, but when a situation comes, to be like a chicken in tow. I will give one For example, in China, in the 1920s, to become a civil servant, you had to study Confucius. appoint the best. Take Reagan, who was an actor by professionbut became one of the best presidents. Thanks to him, socialism fell, which we did not believe would go away, “summed up Plamen Nikolov’s supervisor.
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