Giftedness as a social phenomenon, or E.V. Ilyenkov vs. D.I. Dubrovsky

The article describes the essence of the famous discussion that took place in the 60-70 years between D.I. Dubrovsky and E.V. Ilyenkov on the nature of the psyche in general and giftedness in particular. In the situation of education reform, this problem is of acute importance. The problem has not been sufficiently studied from the standpoint of pedagogy and requires the close attention of specialists. The article is interdisciplinary in nature, written at the intersection of philosophy, sociology, psychology, and cultural studies.