ФИЛОСОФСКИЕ ОСНОВАНИЯ ТЕОРИЙ ГРАЖДАНСКОГО ОБЩЕСТВА

Abstract

Studies of the socio-political processes in Russia indicate a rather difficult situation of the formation of a civil society. In this regard, there is an obvious need not only for scientific, political science approaches for understanding this issue, but also, in general, for a new research platform that can predict and analyze the development trends of civil initiatives. We propose (the purpose of the study) to begin by clarifying the content of the concept of “civil society” by analyzing this phenomenon in two aspects: as concepts (essential aspects, “ideal model”) and process (practical embodiment of the “ideal model” in real social practice). The main research method is the conceptual analysis. The article is devoted to the analysis of the concepts used to create the “ideal models” of civil society. The study shows (the result of the study) how the definition of a term affects the content of specific social practices in the analyzed societies.