THE PROBLEM OF IDEOLOGY PERCEPTION AS A TYPE OF SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION OF REALITY

Abstract

The issue of scientific understanding of ideology is large-scale and multi-faceted. Ideologists keep on advocating that the subject of their expertise in its best manifestations allows to outline the nature of an epoch, to identify the driving forces of the global development and to provide an adequate panorama and perspective of current processes through the lens of ideals. However, in fact ideology is often used to justify implicitly cruel paradigms, serving the interests of political elites to win or retain power, and is generally aimed at polarizing social values. The article attempts at revealing the essential features of ideology and disclosing its social and spiritual roots.