The Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of ANAS held a conference and a number of events within the framework of the UNESCO project

The conference held at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on the theme "Consciousness, moral culture and gender equality in family" was opened by Prof. Bogdana Todorova, the deputy director of the Institute. She greeted all the participants and briefly informed them about the purpose and objectives of the conference. Then the floor was given to Prof. Ilham Mammadzada, who began his speech with a message about the announcement in Azerbaijan of the 100th anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev and Zarifa Aliyeva and how these events are celebrated in our country. In his speech “Philosophical epistemology of the problem of family”, Mammadzada emphasized that family as an institution occupies an important place in various societies but as an object of study it is very complex, since in its functioning much depends not only on the laws in force, on the dominant values, on culture and its perception of family values but also on how they are interpreted and understood, researched and communicated to the public. In this issue, the ideology of Azerbaijanism, culture and consciousness play a crucial role. The professor also assigned a special role to the methodology of gender studies, which includes both the analysis of social networks in order to compare the opinions of citizens on the values of equality in family, and the conduct of an expert survey on concepts of interest and the use of this knowledge in the research work of scientists. This methodology necessarily involves the analysis of the relationship of qualia to consciousness as well as the use of AI in research on the culture of family relations.

Associate Professor Sevinj Hasanova in her speech “Ethical analysis of family and gender inequality” put forward the thesis about the need for a new paradigm of thinking and approach to the reality of family in society, which actualizes the orientation of science itself towards building a modern ethical theory of family and gender. Considering the changes in methodological and research approaches to the problem of the biology of gender and family in society, it is concluded that these changes encourage rethinking of ethical aspects and a shift to the ethics of discourse, the basis of which is a consensus that maintains a balance between the values of equality and national culture.

The conference participants also discussed the content of the book, based on research within the project. The conference was ended by Prof. Veselin Petrov, emphasizing the relevance of this project and the importance of further cooperation between Institutions. In general, the speeches of the participants were focused on the interests of family, regardless of its type (rural or urban, religious or secular) and covered many cultural and ethical issues, from the analysis of gender research methodology to the source of domestic violence and the search for ways to prevent it.

It should also be noted that the inhabitants of Bulgaria spoke with great respect and admiration for Azerbaijan and President Ilham Aliyev, noting the effectiveness of cooperation between our countries in the economic and cultural spheres.
