Society as a Self-Developing System: the Socio-Synergetic Aspect of Research

Abstract

Introduction. The current state of the theory of synergetic paradigm influencing the development of society is under investigation. The aim of the article is to consider society as a complexly organised, open system developing according to non-linear laws.

Materials and methods. The object of the study is society. Society is understood as a social system that forms a single social whole. In the process of research, general philosophical principles and methods, principles of consistency, synergy and axiology are used.

Results. According to the authors, Synergetics is a new, rapidly developing area, attracting a large number of scientists from various fields of scientific knowledge with its worldview perspectives. This attraction is created by the breadth of the subject of Synergetics itself, its interdisciplinary nature, the content of its methodology, and its universal language.

Discussion and conclusion. Being a holistic, complex phenomenon, society requires that it should be viewed as a social system and provide an appropriate systemic approach to its study. This is most characteristic of the synergetic approach. We can say that, in fact, the theory of self-organization represents a fundamentally new methodological basis for the study of modern society and all its systems. It is based on the assertion that any society has alternative paths of development and
the possibility to choose them. Synergetics opens up new principles of building complex developing systems of society from simple ones, helps to understand the nature of their interconnection, interaction and mutual influence.