ISSN 2078-9823 (Print), ISSN 2587-7879 (Online)

DOI: 10.15507/2078-9823.055.021.202103.262-272

Mikhail A. Arefiev1, Antonina G. Davydenkova2, Anastasija A. Vasilenkova3

1 Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University (Saint Petersburg, Russia),

e-mail: ant-daga@mail.ru

2 Leningrad State University named after A. S. Pushkin (Saint Petersburg, Russia),

e-mail: ant-daga@mail.ru

3 Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University (Saint Petersburg, Russia), e-mail:

a-vasilenkova@inbox.ru

 

The Phenomenon of Volunteerism as a Reflection of the Traditional Value of Mutual Assistance and Support (to the 100th Anniversary of the Passing of P. A. Kropotkin)

 

Introduction. Philosophy of culture one of the aspects of the subject field has an understanding of real cultural practice, based on multivariate reassessments of cultural traditions. The axiological component of the philosophy of culture affects the fundamental moral and ethical values of a person and society that contribute to social activity. The purpose of the article is to show the continuity of the ideological and practical volunteer movement, the importance of social activity of young people. Materials and Methods. In the article, the authors used the methodology of cultural and comparative analysis, the historical and philosophical approach to the problem, and the method of comparative studies. Among the historical foundations of axiology, there is a distinction between what is due and what is, concepts that unite ideas about ethics, human activity itself and its evaluation. The anarcho-communitarian construction of Prince Kropotkin’s ethics makes a significant contribution to this outline of reasoning, sets the guidelines for healthy human relations. The results of the Study. The principles of the evolutionary development of mutual assistance and support, solidarity and altruism, developed by the ethical philosopher and natural scientist Kropotkin in natural science and ethical works, in fact, were not only the theoretical basis of the philosophy of culture, but can also serve as guidelines for the practical activities and axiology of modern volunteers of the XXI century. Discussion. The article considers volunteerism as a continuation of a significant value tradition of mutual assistance and support, which has its historical incarnations. Solidarity, justice, altruism, instinct and the moral sense of a person – these are the main concepts of Kropotkin ethics as a doctrine of morality in its broadest sense. This year, the Russian scientific community is celebrating the centenary of the passing of P. A. Kropotkin. In this regard, it is particularly relevant to develop the principles of mutual assistance and support, which are practically in demand in the context of the cornavirus pandemic. Conclusions. The principles of the evolutionary development of mutual assistance and support, solidarity and altruism, developed by the ethical philosopher and natural scientist Kropotkin in natural science and ethical works, in fact, were not only the theoretical basis of the philosophy of culture, but also the practical activity of the axiology of modern volunteers of the XXI century, a manifestation of human social activity.

Keywords: social activity, axiology, volunteerism, social and ethical characteristics of volunteerism, Kropotkin’s anarcho-collectivism, altruism, mutual assistance and support, solidarity.

For citation: Arefiev M. A., Davydenkova A. G. Vasilenkova A. A. The Phenomenon of Volunteerism as a Reflection of the Traditional Value of Mutual Assistance and Support (to the 100th Anniversary of the passing of P. A. Kropotkin). Gumanitarian : aktual’nye problemy gumanitarnoi nauki i obrazovaniia = Russian Journal of the Humanities. 2021; 21(3): 262–272 (In Russ.). DOI: 10.15507/2078-9823.055.021.202103.262-272.

 

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