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Authors : 1. Elena L. Yakovleva,
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Culture Studies), Associate Professor
Institute of Economics, Management and Law (Kazan), Russia
Interpreting corruption as a social phenomenon: philosophic aspect of the problem
Objective: to investigate corruption as a social phenomenon from the point of view of human existence in the mode "to be" and in the mode "to have", basing on the philosophical concept of E. Fromm.
Methods: Dialectical method of social phenomena cognition made it possible to analyze corruption in contemporary social and cultural landscape; the phenomenological method has contributed to stating the differences between the human existence in the mode "to be" and in the mode "to have", in their specific revelations; comparative analysis was used to compare the opposite forms of the human existence.
Results: the analysis of the situation in a corrupt society showed the transformations of the social, associated with human existence. Basing on the E. Fromm concept, we introduced the concept of "homo having" and "homo being". Both types were investigated from the positions of the mental level of perception, knowledge, relations with power, understanding of the status, forms and quality of leisure, the sacral sphere. The analysis of the mentioned parameters showed that "homo having" is more apt to corruption.
Scientific novelty: for the first time in the article, basing on the concept of E. Fromm, a person in the mode "to be" and in the mode "to have" was studied from the point of view of corruption. It is proved that "homo having" cultivates the corrupt practices.
Practical value: the main points and conclusions of the article can be used in scientific, educational and practical activities in the review and analysis of the social transformations taking place in modern times, including from the point of view of corrupt practices.
Keywords :
Corruption; Corruptive activities; Glamour ideology; The mode "to have"; The mode "to be"; "Homo having"; "Homo being"
Bibliography :
1. Fromm, E. Imet' ili byt' (To have or to be). Moscow: AST: Astrel', 2011, 314 p.
2. Nietzsche, F. Po tu storonu dobra i zla (Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future). Moscow: Eksmo, 2013, 640 p.
3. Kierkegaard, S. Dnevnik obol'stitelya (Seducer’s diary). Saint Petersburg: Azbuka, 2011, 240 p.
Citation :
Yakovleva E.L. Interpreting corruption as a social phenomenon: philosophic aspect of the problem, Actual Problems of Economics and Law, 2014, No. 4 (32), pp. 83–89.
Type of article : The scientific article
Date of receipt of the article :
17.11.2014
Date of adoption of the print :
14.12.2014
Date of online accommodation :
20.12.2014
