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The article raises the problem of optimal combination of innovative and traditional forms of teaching philosophy in a technical University. The necessity of using the forms of teaching that evoke mental and creative abilities is affirmed. The danger of abuse of visual forms of presentation of material and the need for verbal forms that promote the development of abstract thinking is stated. Some innovative educational techniques that have been successfully tested in the course of teaching courses in philosophy, culture studies, philosophy of science and technology are presented.