Philosophy as a theoretical basis for the worldview. Cultural-historical types of world outlook. The Genesis of Philosophy. Philosophy of the Ancient East. Cosmology of Early Ancient Greek Philosophy. Materialistic Lineage in Ancient Greek Philosophy. The main problems of medieval philosophy. Theocentrism. Scientific Revolution and Philosophy of the 17th Century. Philosophy of the Enlightenment. Metaphysical Materialism. German Classical Philosophy. Philosophy of Marxism. Non-Marxist Philosophy of the 20th Century. Russian Philosophy. The category "being". Forms and Dialectics of Being. "Movement", "development" and "self-organization". Nature. Dialectics. Basic principles, laws and categories. Anthroposociogenesis. Material existence. Structure of activity. Mankind as a world community. Practice and its structure. Human consciousness. Basic principles and categories of gnoseology. Dialectics of absolute and relative truth. Practice as a basis and criterion of cognition. The problem of death and immortality. Historical types of society. Moving forces and subjects of historical process. The global problems of our time. Culture. Historical necessity and individual freedom. NTR and alternatives to the future. Public consciousness. Culture and civilization.