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Agapov I. O. The meaning of life in its relation to the future: A model of socio-philosophical analysis. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Philosophy. Psychology. Pedagogy, 2025, vol. 25, iss. 3, pp. 187-191. DOI: 10.18500/1819-7671-2025-25-3-187-191, EDN: KLPYTJ
The meaning of life in its relation to the future: A model of socio-philosophical analysis
Introduction. The meaning of life is a topic that has attracted a new wave of interest in analytical philosophy. However, with all the abundance of publications, there are many aspects that, in our opinion, have received insufficient coverage. Among them, we focus on the idea of looking at the future as relevant for determining the meaning and possible contributions of social philosophy to the discourse of the meaning of life. Theoretical analysis. This article demonstrates the possibilities of analyzing views on the future from the point of view of socio-philosophical considerations, the analysis of implicit and explicit political and ethical attitudes, sociological data, and narrative analysis (which is also based on philosophical assumptions). The emphasis is on what limitations of the existing literature can be surpassed, mainly focusing on the problems of hidden political (often centrism, proposed without criticism), aesthetic (classical aesthetics) and methodological premises. The article draws attention to the importance of analyzing images of the future, taking into account the intention behind them (positive and negative, active and passive). Conclusion. A model of socio-philosophical study of views on the meaning of life in the context of attitudes towards the future is proposed. The model is designed to enrich the understanding of the meaning of life by clarifying aspects related to social ontology, axiology, politics, economics, etc.
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