Иллюзия прогресса

Abstract

In this article Gregory S. Kiselev examines the validity of the idea of social progress, as
well as perspectives on the future of humankind. The author argues that this idea demands a
serious reconsideration: in some spheres progress does exist, but in the others there is clear
regression and even archaism. The modern world is full of confl icts – social, sociocultural and
civilizational, and the means of their resolution are still not apparent. At the same time there is
a new anthropological reality that provides witness to signifi cant changes in the nature of the
human being. In author's view this points to the extreme uncertainty of mankind's perspectives.