Social Philosophy of Liberalism and the Quality of Life

The article critically analyzes the relativism and conventionalism of the liberal doctrine of the opportunistic values of mondialism and multipolar globalism. A conservative approach asserts the ontology of the fundamental philosophical values of traditionalism and the multipolar world and establishes their hierarchy, clarifying the degree of their compatibility and subordination. Analyzing their connections with the meaning of human life and all other (not only economic and political) spheres of his activity. It is shown that, unlike liberalism, conservatism upholds such values as patriotism, realism, humanism, sovereignty, order, stability, social optimism, and social security. In the liberal case, these values are viewed as remnants, and the only approach that a modern political scientist should use is to empirically summarize historical facts and predict people's behavior, or rather, their economic interests, manifested in similar conditions. In conservatism, on the contrary, special attention is paid to the fact that history never repeats itself in all its details, and a person is richer and more unpredictable than his economic interests. It is proved that it is the conservative approach that is most consistent in terms of scientific criteria such as universalism, consistency and integrity. It is shown that in the first case, political thought is of a political-opportunistic nature, serving for certain political forces and politicians. In the second case, we can talk about the political stability and sustainability of the state and society in terms of public legal regulation and not only strategic, but even eschatological planning, regardless of the current state of political relations in the government.

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The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University Series Political Science and Religion Studies
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2025.53.16
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Political Philosophy and Ethics
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Social Philosophy of Liberalism and the Quality of Life

Виктор Шамшурин, Nina G. Shamshurina
The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University Series Political Science and Religion Studies
Political Philosophy and Ethics
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Social Philosophy of Liberalism and the Quality of Life

Виктор Шамшурин, Nina G. Shamshurina
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Abstract

The article critically analyzes the relativism and conventionalism of the liberal doctrine of the opportunistic values of mondialism and multipolar globalism. A conservative approach asserts the ontology of the fundamental philosophical values of traditionalism and the multipolar world and establishes their hierarchy, clarifying the degree of their compatibility and subordination. Analyzing their connections with the meaning of human life and all other (not only economic and political) spheres of his activity. It is shown that, unlike liberalism, conservatism upholds such values as patriotism, realism, humanism, sovereignty, order, stability, social optimism, and social security. In the liberal case, these values are viewed as remnants, and the only approach that a modern political scientist should use is to empirically summarize historical facts and predict people's behavior, or rather, their economic interests, manifested in similar conditions. In conservatism, on the contrary, special attention is paid to the fact that history never repeats itself in all its details, and a person is richer and more unpredictable than his economic interests. It is proved that it is the conservative approach that is most consistent in terms of scientific criteria such as universalism, consistency and integrity. It is shown that in the first case, political thought is of a political-opportunistic nature, serving for certain political forces and politicians. In the second case, we can talk about the political stability and sustainability of the state and society in terms of public legal regulation and not only strategic, but even eschatological planning, regardless of the current state of political relations in the government.

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