Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-7671 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1948 (Online)


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Politics as a Sphere Where Ideologies Exploit the Social Myths

The article considers the political sphere as a space of social mythology objectification. The state acts as a mediator smoothing of the social contradictions with the help of ideologies, which are based on certain social myths. Exploitation of social myths by ideologies makes it easier to influence social consciousness. Each state through the prevailing ideology (which may exist in its formal or informal way) is implementing a specific development program thus exploiting the myth or set of myths.

Philosophical Perception of Ideology in Contemporary Society

This article’s objective is to comprehend which place ideology takes in the liberal capitalistic society. Ideology plays the role of the social organization and social self-organization mechanism which has been historically established. The author descripts its essence, substance and social functions along with cognizing the notion of an individual freedom. Liberal capitalistic ideology is characterized with a tendency to freedom and free enterprise according to mass media.

Transhumanism as the Ideology of a New Social Order

This article analyzes the impact of the information society values on the formation of a new social order. A new social order is focused on transhumanist ideals and pursues the goal of creating posthumanity. Cybernetic immortality, not a natural continuation of the species, is the main purpose of the information society. There is a new system of social values, based on the ownership of the means and information channels. All of the above changes, in turn, lead to the formation of new social order, in which simulation turns into real life.

Environmental Consciousness in the Regions of the Russian Caspian: the Possibilities of Semiotic Measurement

This article analyzes the environmental consciousness as a unique phenomenon of cultural space, whose structure (metastructure) has significant potential semiotic expressed set of combinations (the code) is figurative-symbolic representations. Semiotic dimension of environmental awareness in the regions of the Russian Caspian is important in an environment where social awareness in our country still feels the pressure anthropocentric policies.

Risk-Producing Potential of Hyperreligiosity (by the Example of Anton Chekhov’s Story «The Murder»)

To the question of revival of religious faith in contemporary Russia the scientific community pays big attention on finding methodological possibilities of protection against all kinds of destructive cults and sects. However, little attention is paid to the development of a healthy religious experience within the traditional religions, particularly Orthodoxy. One of the real problems is hyperreligiosity. The term hyperreligiosity was born in the bosom of psychiatry, as an unofficial diagnosis that doctors put almost every believer that was treated in the clinic.

The Man – Who are You? (Historical-Philosophical Analysis of Human Problems in the Aspect of the Organizational Concept)

At the end of the twentieth century the contours of a new civilization has began to develop in the West, based on a completely new form of sociality using new types of technologies, actively operating information flows. Not all generic features of this civilization has been established though historical and philosophical studies in this direction have been done for a long time. It is absolutely clear that its establishment is making cardinal changes in our lives.

The Problem of Human Being in the Conditions of the Next Technological Revolution

The paper is considered the problems of human being in the face of a looming technological revolution that will change not only the technological structure, but also social conditions. It is considered the most significant effects of five previous technological revolutions for a human, from the industrial revolution of the end of the XVIII century to the computer revolution of the end of the XX century. It is represented a general picture of changes in the technological and social life, which will determine the nature of human being in the next half of century.

The Ideological Aspects of the Everyday Life of Society

The article is devoted to the notion of ideology and its role in the everyday life practices of everyday life. It was determined that the theoretical basis of ideology was the idea of sample, the formation of which has a The mental, national and spiritual traditions have the significant impact for the formation of its theoretical basis. The main factor contributing to the development of ideological offers includes daily existence, in which the testing takes place ideological and development of the main aspects of the ideology such as the ideas, norms and values.

Network Bases of Social Memory

In article change of models of studying of social memory in the context of formation of network society is analyzed. The author states need of transition from substantive to relativistic the analysis in this connection selects the main methodological characteristics of network model of social memory: polylog, media, process and context. Use of these methodological principles allows to investigate memory not as a certain set of memories and as dynamic set of the social communications and the practice causing effect of the appeal to the past.

Philosophical Anthropology of G. S. Batishhev: Conception of «Ascenting Man»

The author considers the specifics of G. S. Batishchev’s philosophy as a non-classic anthropology. The concept of «profound communication» is considered to be the fundamental principle of the relation of a person with other people, the world and the God. It has been given reason that the dialogical principle has achieved the entire development in G. Batishchev’s works. It has been shown that characteristic property of «religious» dialogue is its vertical cutoff and a presence of the “universal” ontological coordinate in dialogue, which is the God.

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