Social development: in search for new paradigm

  • Anatoly V. Rubanau Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The article analyzes open historical scenarios based on people’s choices and actions as an answer for urgent challenges and problems and shows its relevance for modern explanations of social development. It is relevant, firstly, for the accentuation of special transformative role of humans, social movements and groups with their activity of creation of senses; secondly, for emphasize of originalities of ways of development for various human societies. The thesis that correspondence between the way of existence and form of social organization is basic for functioning and development of society is argued. The conclusion is necessity value orientation to Kantian tradition of denial of understanding of human and world as tools and recognition of them as an end in itself.

Author Biography

Anatoly V. Rubanau, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

doctor of science (sociology), full
professor; professor at the department of sociology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published
2019-01-16
Keywords: society, social development, social dynamics, organization of social life, way of life, social action, call and answer
How to Cite
Rubanau, A. V. (2019). Social development: in search for new paradigm. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 1, 21-30. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/1955
Issue
No 1 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
1st Belarusian Congress of Philosophy "National Philosophy in the Global World"

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