The article is devoted to the revelation of structural
peculiarities of dissymmetrical (developing) systems.
Using the method of dissymmetrical analysis the author
studies the structural organization of the systems of different
complexity and of different origins (material or ideal). The
revealed structural peculiarities let ascertain the presence
of dissymmetrical characteristics so-called mirror opposites
(enantiomorphism) in all developing systems that can be
proved by the statement according to which the dissymmetry
is created by its structure, as well as by the philosophical status
of this phenomenon.

The article is devoted to the substantiation of
the relevance of the method of research of social processes,
according to which the basis of social development is seen in
the social contradictions realized in different forms. In this connection
the theoretical approaches to the nature of the social
classes and their role in the historical process are compared.
Considerable attention is paid to the analysis of the method of
revelation of the basis of the social contradictions in the social
philosophy of Marxism, and the possibilities of its application
to the studies of modern system of social relations.

The article provides a comparative analysis of
basic philosophical thesis of constructivism and the conception
of information-oriented society. The author develops the
idea that the constructivism ideas do not fully correspond to
the modern scientific and rational approach to the process of
cognition. The subject of cognition cant be regarded as an
inner closed system as it is stated in the theory of constructivism,
but its a system that is open to the world. The author
makes a conclusion that the modern interpretation of scientific
rationality is mostly based on the concept of informationoriented
society.

The article considers the problem of application
of synergetic ideas in social cognition. The author defines the
role of social synergetic as one of the methodological basis
of social and humanitarian sciences. According to the socialsynergetic
approach the phenomenon of society of knowledge
is regarded as a new form of social organization (social
order) appearing in the process of social self-organization.
The author reveals some peculiarities of social self-organization
in the so-called society of knowledge that is strictly connected
with the growing importance of subjective factor due
to the peoples need in the further development, production of
knowledge, their cognitive abilities and interests.

Due to the modern multicultural and multilingual
conditions the principles of tolerant culture are revealed in the
ability to accept the differences of national practices, national
stereotypes of communicative behaviour. The phenomenon
of bilingualism as a form of intercultural interaction can be
regarded as an environment of formation of a tolerant person
and it provides the comprehension of value of others national
cultures and other languages.

The article is devoted to the metaphysical basis
of the freedom of will. Metaphysical principles of causality are
considered to be the sources of accomplishment of different
actions. The evolution of the given principles in the course of
the development of human civilization is examined. A principle
of causality, which is regarded as a fundamental ontological
characteristic of existence, suggests that man is able to
fulfill his aspiration for freedom only by means of submitting
his life to the objective universal law. In the causal perspective
any phenomenon is considered as a consequence of some
reason and simultaneously as a cause of some different consequence

In the present article the influence of Catholicism
on the Vietnamese worldview is analyzed. The author concentrates
on different aspects of the origin and the evolution
of new religious phenomena connected with various forms of
literature that embody a new spiritual content. Buddhism and
Catholicism were able to accept folk beliefs, traditions and
ideas of the proto-Vietnamese and as the result they influenced
the cultural and the spiritual life of the Vietnamese.

The article reveals the relations between such
notions as «tradition», «novation» and «innovation» in the aspect
of modernization processesа of the Russian society. The
interrelation and the interdependence of these notions and
spiritual traditions of Russian ethnos and its military organization,
as the main factors of counteraction to the destructive
processes of social existence are defined. According to the
recent researches spiritual traditions represent the mechanism
of self-defense, self-organization and modifications of
the society as a whole, so it can be regarded as the mechanism
of succession and renovation.

The ideal state of Plato and the Good are analyzed
in the article. Platos appeal to the ideal state became
the logical continuation of his spiritual and philosophical researches.
The humanist character of Plato reveals through
the recognition of the absolute values that stand above selfish
interests of an individual and a group. The article describes
the nature of social transformation of the state. The author underlines
the necessity of sweeping reexamination of the basic
values of modern civilization.

The article examines the role and the place of the
Russian regions in the structure of federative relations. The author
analyses relations between the national government and
the entities of the Russian Federation revealing their problems
and contradictions. The author studies the basic tendencies
and trends of the development of the Russian regions in the
context of federative relations in the Russian Federation.

The article is devoted to the religious consciousness
that is an important component of the social consciousness.
The common religious consciousness appears to be
one of the levels of religious consciousness. The present research
is based on the fact that each of the world religions has
a particular level of common religious consciousness made
up of the traditions and the peculiarities of the religion itself.
The author illustrates the realization of common religious
consciousness in tree world religions (Buddhism, Christianity,
and Islam). Islam alongside with the other religions managed
to create a rather effective system of moral laws that regulate
different aspect of everyday life. The most important qualities
mentioned in Koran are humbleness, modesty, the ability
to control ones passions and desires, straightforwardness,
patience, etc.

Lermontovs poetry as well as the poetry of his
contemporaries is regarded as a synthesized philosophical
and artistic cognition. The author of the article proves the fact
that there is a connection between the poets inner world and
the expressiveness of the literary text. The phenomenon of
the elements, which influences the artistic imagination of romanticist
poets, is under consideration. According to the analysis
of natural phenomena in Lermontovs poetry the author
makes a conclusion about the development of poets inner
world and his ability to comprehend the deeper meanings of
life by means of his creation.

The article touches upon the problem of the
formation of the new educational paradigms in the post-industrial
society in its correlation with such philosophical categories
as the theory of scientific knowledge, the ontology,
the methodology, the pedagogy, the anthropology. The author
reveals some aspects of the comprehension of life as well
as the ways and the levels of reflection and human exploration
of reality. The universal educational paradigm expressing
the general principle of movement as the form of existence
of matter which is realized as a process of changing discrete
and continual development of certain objects and phenomena
is shown.

The article analyzes the problem of distinguishing
the basic features of scientific schools. In this connection
various opinions of different researchers working at the identification
of scientific schools are considered, and the authors
own position is presented. The author states that scientific
school can be regarded as a type of the scientific community,
a special form of cooperative research activities. It forms a
dynamic scientific unit, which ensures the continuity of scientific
knowledge and provides the conditions for its development.
The author underlines the fact that scientific schools
combines cognitive, social, and psycho-social components of
scientific activity.

The article treats the problem of influence of traditional
Russian norms (religious, national and social) on the
youths outlook and their consciousness of law in the aspect
of intensity of this influence as well as the presence or absence
of any contradictions in it. The author presents a vast
empirical material and proves the thesis that a try to follow all
these norms simultaneously leads to certain contradictions in
the behaviour and in comprehension of the regulating function
of consciousness of law.

The article touches upon the problems of virtual
reality. The author gives a short review of virtual reality.
Considerable attention is paid to the psycho-emotional component
of the communication in virtual reality. Different aims,
styles and spheres of intercourse are examined in the present
article. The article is mostly devoted to the communications in
chats. The author provides some distinguishing peculiarities
of Internet-communication such as hyper textuality, anonymity,
the absence of expressiveness of the texts.

This article is concerned with one of the most
acute problems of the modern Russia that is the problem
of relations between state and religious organizations (RO)
located in its territory (for example, the RO Jehovahs Witnesses).
Some of the participants state that the Jehovahs
Witnesses is a dangerous sect with a destructive orientation,
others believe that Jehovahs Witnesses is a non-political,
social, passive, loyal, law-abiding organization and does not
represent a threat to the state and the countrys population.