Політичний ідеал: проблеми еволюції та втілення в умовах сучасного суспільного розвитку

Abstract

The thesis develops the concept of political ideal based on the classical theory of society development, the essence of which is revealed in the process of comparative historical analysis of displaying and choosing political ideal in various historical epochs, revealing main political characteristics in its forming, the basic of which are technology of thinking, anthropological principles of its forming, humanizarion, synergy, specific limits of existence in political conciousness, influence of fashion etc. The evolution of political ideal is folly investigated and its periodization is carried out. The theoretical status and methodological arsenal of political ideal is revealed and reasoned. The correlation between the pluralism of political ideals and political truth is analyzed from the standpoint of philosophy and political science. Subordination and coordination connections of political ideal with national idea, ideology, dream, political belief and myth are revealed. The thesis essentially specifies the contents of political ideal, which contains a great number of standards of activity, recommendations on how to make the ideal come true. It discloses the statement that the development of society creates various opportunities in the correlation of social order and chaos. Political ideals absolutizing special order lead to the emergence of totalitarianism of different kinds (communist or nazi). Political ideals overstating chaos (freedom) lead to anarchism. However, ideals based upon the syntheses of social order and freedom create an opportunity of building social and state.