The Personality’s World Outlook and some Aspects of the Process of its Formation

This study deals with the problems involved in the process of forming the scientific world outlook, which is to be understood as a complex, dialectically developing process, in the unity of the intellectual, emotionally volitional and actively practical factors. What is necessary for a successful education in world outlook, is the corresponding development of the individual in the rational, emotional and volitional spheres, and especially the harmoniousness of this development The acquired scientific world outlook may be regarded as an integrating factor of one's actions and behaviour, with the process of this acquisition being to a considerable degree dependent on the personality's integrity. The formation of the scientific world outlook is then understood as a unifying, synthesising component of the educational process. This function of its cannot be realised unless the pedagogical process proceeds not only from the content of the scientific world outlook, but also from the laws governing psychology.