THE CRISIS OF VALUES IN THE MODERN DIGITAL SOCIETY: SOCIO-CULTURAL, POLITICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONFLICT BETWEEN TRADITION AND MODERNITY
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https://doi.org/10.63034/esr-627Keywords:
digital society, crisis of values, tradition and modernity, social anomie, digital culture, political discourse, identity crisis, axiology, interdisciplinary analysisAbstract
In the context of the modern digital society, the system of values is undergoing a profound transformation. A complex conflict has emerged between values transmitted through traditional social institutions and new value orientations based on modern rationality. The expansion of social networks and digital media has turned them into the primary arena for value formation, leading to the fragmentation of cultural codes, the polarization of political discourses, and the psychological disorientation of individuals. This process is characterized by the strengthening of axiological relativism, the weakening of metanarratives, and the manifestation of signs of social anomie. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the crisis of values from social, cultural, political, psychological, and philosophical perspectives, identifying the key causes and consequences of the conflict between tradition and modernity in the conditions of a digital society. The research findings aim to explain the impact of the value crisis on the stability of contemporary society and on individual personal development.
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