ИДЕЯ ПАТРИОТИЧЕСКОЙ ОСНОВЫ ЛИЧНОСТИ В ФИЛОСОФИИ И.А. ИЛЬИНА

Abstract

The sign of transitivity, instability of the modern society is the loss of its basic moral guidelines. In difficult conditions, when new moral principles are only in the process of formation, the young generation will have to make a moral choice. This choice should be based on a high level of spiritual development of the individual. In this case, according to the Russian philosopher of the first half of the twentieth century, I.A. Ilyin, patriotism acts as the fundamental basis of the individual. I.A. Ilyin developed a universal method of patriotic education. Outside social environment, the personality gets deformed losing its harmony and integrity. By using the methods of a comparative philosophical analysis, historical-philosophical reconstruction, and the method of interpretation the author of the article argues the priority of the spiritual principle in inspiring patriotism in the personality, which ultimately forms the basis of the humane society.