The Successful Teacher is One Who is Able to Combine “Thin” Philosophical Abstractions with Concrete Phenomena and Processes that Appear Mundane

Within the context of the education system, the opportunity for schoolchildren to acquire fundamental philosophical knowledge is intrinsically linked to the school social studies curriculum. The teaching of social studies disciplines poses modern teachers with a number of challenges in terms of interdisciplinarity and the necessity to harmonize the theoretical material of the disciplines and to consider current social issues in their dynamics. Social studies, as a system of social science disciplines, represents a complex body of knowledge that is fundamentally integral in nature. It discusses issues of anthropology, law, political science, economic theory, sociology and social philosophy, religious studies, axiology, and a number of philosophical disciplines. In order to successfully master social studies, it is necessary to delve into the origins of many issues (for example, theories of the origin of the state and law, for example, through understanding the connection between the genesis of law as a constitutive element of the state structure from the perspective of social philosophy). Conversely, in order to track transformations in legislation and identify those events in the modern world that clearly illustrate the mechanisms for implementing theoretical principles, is also necessary. However, it is imperative to recognize that a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the processes and phenomena that define the discipline of social studies is fundamental to achieving a profound comprehension of the intricacies inherent in the study and interpretation of society and its constituents. A systematic understanding of society is of particular importance for life in the future: the search for patterns of social development is linked to the possibilities of choosing one’s own educational and professional development path and, furthermore, understanding the cause-and-effect relationships in society as a system can become a starting point for the formation of one’s own personal qualities in harmony with the generally accepted goals of society. Philosophy, as a meta-subject area, is well-positioned to facilitate the formulation of answers (or the elucidation of extant questions) that underpin the formation of a worldview, so this worldview is predicated on the integration of diverse perspectives on the perception of reality, thereby rendering this reality more vivid and accentuating its problematic aspects.