Authors : Irina A. Dedova, Valery B. Golubev, Roman V. Moroz, Pavel A. Romanov and Larisa G. Smirnova
Abstract: In the study the models of the social future determined by the ideas of the essence of human nature are considered. As the subject material and the field for discussions philosophical ideas and works of the Russian literature of the 19th century are taken. This choice is caused by the features of the critical stage in the history of Russia which raised a question about the choice of a civilization way of development and consequently, about the best social system. In research the hypothesis of the driving force of the historical process characterized as a fundamental need of the person for recognition is made. What society is capable to combine in itself such mutually exclusive ideals as individual freedom and social justice? The historical experience in this sense is indicative, after all, the ideas of Russian thinkers are actual right now when not only Russia but also the world community in general try to find the solution of one of the most important problems of mankind: whether such a form of social life which will resolve a contradiction between the aspiration of the person to superiority and the need for equality is possible?.
Irina A. Dedova, Valery B. Golubev, Roman V. Moroz, Pavel A. Romanov and Larisa G. Smirnova, 2016. The Essence of the Person as a Universal Determinant of the Social Future. The Social Sciences, 11: 1753-1758.