Malinov A.V., Kupriyanov V.A. Altai in the ethnosophical picture оf the world. Society. Environment. Development. 2024. No. 3 (72). Pp. 92–99. Malinov A.V., Kupriyanov V.A. Altai in the ethnosophical picture оf the world. Society. Environment. Development. 2024. No. 3 (72). Pp. 92–99.ISSN 1997-5996DOI 10.53115/19975996_2024_03_092_099РИНЦ: https://elibrary.ru/contents.asp?id=74026100Posted on site: 15.11.24Текст статьи на сайте журнала URL: https://www.terrahumana.ru/arhiv/24_03/24_03_14.pdf (дата обращения 15.11.2024)AbstractModern processes occurring in the national consciousness of the indigenous population of Gorny Altai - Altaians are considered. of the indigenous population of the Altai Mountains - the Altaians. It is pointed out that the modern stage of national self-consciousness can be labelled as ethnosophical, claiming to create its own national philosophy. creation of its own national philosophy. The attempt to express national philosophy should be considered a sign of a young ethnos, which seeks to manifest itself in the intellectual sphere. itself in the intellectual sphere. It is noted that ethnosophy does not represent a philosophical knowledge, but is a kind of mythological thinking that is devoid of reflection and oriented not towards reflection and reasonable evaluation, but towards living and acting. living and acting. The danger of ethnosophy lies in the archaisation of consciousness, in the orientation towards the past rather than the future. orientation towards the past rather than the future. As an example of such mythological thinking. the content of ethnosophical ideas about Altai is revealed. The population's acceptance of acceptance of such mythological representations blocks critical reflection and allows manipulating the consciousness and behaviour of the people.