This article represents experience of a reflection over
theoretical prerequisites of phenomenological and
system approaches to a problem of forecasting of
social reality. An object of research are the principle of
multidimensionality of social reality in aspect of a
determinism and indeterminism of social processes,
and also the principle of causal asymmetry of time
acting as the ontologic basis of multidimensionality of
reality. It is claimed, that at the heart of statement of
the major philosophical problems there is an
experience of a touch to a phenomenon of
multidimensionality of reality. Multidimensionality of
reality is shown as a dependence of fundamental
characteristics on the level of theoretical generalization
and an intentionality of the consciousness registering
reality in its existence. The hypothesis of
multidimensionality of social reality assumes that
social processes can be described and as strictly
determined, predicted and as depending on a free will
of the person depending on the level of theoretical
generalization at which they are considered. The
principle of causal asymmetry of time is a form of
multidimensionality of time and a condition of
multidimensionality of process, including social. At
the heart of causal asymmetry of time, there is a
systemacity of time, not reducibility of time neither to
consciousness, nor to life. It is shown that is
impossible differently as through the synthesizing
activity of consciousness, to connect together two
senses, equally directly related at the right time:
duration keeping time in some equal unity of the
moments and the variability, change of times
expressing ontologic exclusiveness of the present
moment. Multidimensionality and asymmetry of time
can be considered as theoretical prerequisites of
phenomenological and system approach to a problem of social forecasting
Contemporary philosophical thought is able to find
modern trends of development. The traditional
materialistic and idealistic model turns out archaic and
platitudinous. It is necessary to work out appropriate
forms of reflection. In addition, a need exists for
including the interpretation of being actual
fundamental research. The history of Russian thought
reveals that in the end of XIX century, when
intellectual crisis was occurred, it was formed such
philosophical trend as realism. The grounds of realism
were the achievements of natural science on the one
hand and on the other were the revolutionarydemocratic
ideas of «the Sixties». Realism being
aimed at the reinterpretation and transformation of
practical life on the real foundations set itself the task
to study the actual reality. Therefore, philosophical
realism has received an active development in a
domestic science. Natural scientists argued correlative
unity of material and ideal in nature. Idealism was
regarded as speculative (insignificant) philosophy and
materialism was as a limitation of the cognitive space
of being and nature. The advantages of philosophical
realism are rationalism, syncretism, and criticism.
Realism is a trend of thought which has not yet
evolved and can be productive in resolving modern
problems
Cultural dialogue with an Alien/Stranger on Frontier
territories takes different forms depending on the
specific period in which intercultural communication
occurs. It is possible to allocate three periods with
particular forms of intercultural communication: the
early frontier, active frontier and postfrontier. If
meeting with a Stranger/Alien in the active period of
the frontier is characterized by the active suppression
of a Stranger, sometimes to His complete destruction
or enslavement, in the period of postfrontier there
comes a revision of forms of this dialogue and the
image of an Alien/Stranger radically changed from
negative to positive. This article analyzes the
transformation of the Stranger’s image in the
postfrontier space of the USA. It shows how the
image of the Indian in the second half of the 20-th
century got increasingly positive features
Clip thinking phenomenon analysis is considered
through a comparison to a theory of one-dimensional
man by outstanding representative of Frankfurt school
of social research Herbert Marcuse. Approaches to
definition for clip thinking phenomenon and indication
its reasons are conducted. Although this phenomenon
was defined and presented more than 20 years ago by
philosopher F. Girenok, descent reasons and impact
apparatus of clip thinking were described earlier by
Gerbert Marcuse within ‘one-dimensional man’
theory. Philosopher contemplates modern industrial
society as never-ending consumer system, its aims of
own life support predetermined a formation of new
type man which represents mass society by ability of
living according to “correct” social attitudes. The
man’s life should be brought under control of constant
consumer process. Any exertions of individuality or
public point of view deviations should be eliminated.
These things are executed by means of mass media
indoctrination and appropriate ideas implementation.
However every man is still able to think critically and
his vision of world comprehension may be quite full
due to cultural environment accessory even in spite of
one-sided perception prism
It has been proved that theoretical scientific models
created as a result of the learning process, reflect
not the reality of "what it really is" and only the
reality "what it is" in the process of interaction with
tools of empirical knowledge, i.e. the organs of
perception of a certain organism that supports a
corresponding form of consciousness, experimental
instruments and information-measuring systems of
a certain functional level. Examples and consequences
of the major mistakes that have been historically
made by scientists for the substantial interpretation
of theoretical scientific models: this
error is unwarranted giving the model the ontological
status ("hypostatizations") and its associated
error model giving the status of universality. The
history of the emergence and development of science
was viewed as a process of sequential application
of natural scientific method to the study of
objects of knowledge, previously studied in the
framework of philosophy. We have formulated a
promising idea of solving problems of philosophy
of natural science methods. In the framework of
implementation of this idea, we have proposed a
natural-scientific formulation and solution of the
basic question of philosophy. This new scientific
concept of "Relatively objective and Relatively
subjective" and discusses the relationship of the
content of these concepts from forms of consciousness.
The article gives a natural-scientific definition
of consciousness and offers periodic multi-criteria
classification of forms of consciousness, including
49 forms of consciousness: the 7 types of 7 consciousness
and cognition methods. It examines the
dialectics of the changing ideological paradigms
from antiquity to the present day and a place of
scientific paradigms in the process. It also describes
the law of denial-denial in the change of ideological
paradigms and on the basis; it explores the hypothesis
about the main features of the future ideological
paradigm, formed in the present. We have
formulated the correct principles of interpreting
scientific models of natural-scientific method –
scientific method of induction and the principles of
open consciousness, i.e. the principles, opening the
way for the formation of new, improved and more adequate models of reality than the existing ones
which were considered the only true models
The article analyzes the effect of simulation pattern
arrangement and its components for purposes of
ideological subjection of mass man who is a perfect
consumer for falsely-created needs. Successful
functioning of the system affects directly to attainment
of all required goals of consumer society, among them
the primary is a permanent linear growth. Simulacras
presuppose three evolution levels. Modern society has
already passed margin of last level. To restrain power
over masses, control structures steer peak impact to
reinforcement of men undercover fears. By means of
mass media, general negative ambience is framed to
probable threads amplification. It causes mass men for
permanent fear living. The whole public structure is
permeated by ideological effect simulacras, especially
it concerns trade as a locomotive element of consumer
society
This article reviews interpretative position of
prominent German philosopher and psychologist Erich
Fromm on mass men destructiveness analysis. As a
rule, to reach a goal of well-balanced embedding into
consumer society structure, mass man passes through
stages of deindividualization and common averaging
by accepting prescribed general postulates of society’s
authorities. Nevertheless, own personality refusal and
‘rules of the game’ following adduct to moral
degradation, which causes destructiveness
phenomenon. Out of socio-political regimen,
destructiveness appears in attempts of ‘freedom
escape’ by any possible means. Totalitarian regimen
ideologically steers mass men through total subjection
to defined life track by agreement of individuality
sacrifice. Democratically-minded consumer societies
require deindividualization and partly rights pinching
in exchange of status consumption system integration.
Any patterns of counteraction to these system
processes are commenced by personal activity
manifestation and motivation in reaching own goals.
However, conformist majority is meant to live
according to ideologically defined society rules
The anthropologism is traditionally considered the
main feature of Russian philosophy. The article
reviews some anthropological ideas that have received
natural development in such direction of thought as
philosophical realism in the 2nd part of XIX century.
Philosophical realism is positioned as a trend that has
emerged within the mainstream of the basic traditions
of Russian philosophy. It is noted that this direction is
defined as an independent, in the wake of the
strengthening of Russian science as a new cognitive
paradigm. Substantively, philosophical realism is
presented with the theories and concepts of the natural
sciences developed in the 2nd part of XIX century.
The realistic outlook, ripening in the Science
environment, not only supported the anthropological
tradition of Russian thought but put them on a
scientific basis. It was dominated by the view that only
by using scientific methods can reveal the objective
laws of coexistence between man, nature and society.
The article deals with the anthropological theories of
Russian thinkers such as A.N. Radishchev,
A.I. Galich, N.G. Chernyshevsky. The anaysis shows
that realistic outlook in the natural sciences in the area
of human theory relies on the principles of integrity,
panmoralizm, cosmism. The conclusion is that the
philosophical concepts by realistic scientists are out of
attention of modern scholars. In the meantime, the
study of these theories can make a significant
contribution to the practical experience of
comprehension of reality, as well as help to discover
new sides of the domestic, national philosophy
The article solves a problem of correlation of different
forms of cognition such as philosophy and religion in
the ontological process, which is refers as a dialectical
unity of the becoming of being and thinking. The
definition of the logical form of the individual stages
of cognition appears possible only in
case that they are the special forms of determination of
the universal form of being, which for them is a
universal content. The special definition of the
universal form of being through certain forms of
cognition is a logical necessity ontological process. Its
subdividing into three stages is mediated by exact
historical incarnation of three logical forms, which in
the sphere of cognition correspond: art/myth;
religion/science; philosophy. On the basis of the
identity of the content of philosophy and religion,
which is the universal form of being, it is argued that
their identity is at the last stage of the becoming of
culture is the result of realization of this form in the
idea of concrete identity. Its concrete manifestation in
all aspects of being and thinking completes itself an
ontological process, turning it into the system, which is
infinitely determined by the logical form. The idea of
concrete identity, which is the ideal purpose and actual
result of a becoming of being, leaving nothing in it
abstract and indeterminate, fully expresses itself in
ideal by the form, the universal notion. Since in the
notion of the subject and object, thinking and being,
the spirit and the nature they completely coincide, then
the universal notion is a concrete manifestation of the
universal subject – the absolute person, eternally
united in all their attributes. The concept of the idea of
concrete identity, arising not only in philosophy, but
also in religion – in an image of the absolute person,
by means of their associations at the highest stage of
development, reaches the limit point of its definition
In the focus of the article we have the philosophical
concept of the outstanding scientist and social activist
V.M. Behterev, which is considered as philosophical
realism. Philosophical realism is a trend of Russian
intellectual thought. It aims to study the nature and the
man is substantial part of which. In this way, the
realism is based on the anthropological tradition.
Realistic ideology, which is developed by scientists,
indicates the comprehension of the relationship of
material and ideal in nature. To designate such
connection the author proposes the concept of
"philosophical conversion". Behterev's theory is
positioned as a particular expression of philosophical
realism in nature science, and it is termed by
"evolutionary monism". It means a correlative
connection of a total processes in nature. By analyzing
the philosophical views of the scientist, the author
concludes that psychic energy appears as a correlate of
material and ideal and it is intermediated by humans.
Psychic energy like other forms of energy is never
destroyed and provides a social immortality of the
man. The accumulation of mental energy leads to the
creation of higher moral being named «progenerativ».
The realistic concept of Behterev is interesting both a
historical point of view and in the context of
contemporary interdisciplinary efforts to comprehend
the "second reality" of man, namely a virtual reality