Modern society stands on the threshold of profound changes, and achieving them requires an integrated foundation that unites material, ideal, and ethical components.

Foundations for Transformational Progress

Modern society stands on the threshold of profound changes, and achieving them requires an integrated foundation that unites material, ideal, and ethical components. First and foremost, the basis of stable development is material well-being. Society must secure its stability and independence so that it not only preserves natural living conditions but also possesses the potential for dynamic transformation. This creates an opportunity to artificially stimulate development by directing changes and movements toward a specific, worthy goal, resulting in a society that not only exists but continuously improves.

Furthermore, the development of legal and cultural institutions becomes an inseparable part of progress. Law, freedom, and creative energy serve as essential elements that define the quality of life. This approach helps to form a society where the ideal of a unified individual becomes a reality, and cultural as well as spiritual perfection permeates every aspect of life. Thus, legal institutions and cultural values strengthen the foundation, contributing to the creation of an organized society aimed at perfection.

Finally, the most important prerequisite for qualitative development is the awakening and maintenance of moral standards. These standards reflect the profound inner essence of an individual and manifest in everyday and legal norms, ensuring harmonious and civilized collective living. The combined influence of the material base, legal and cultural structures, and moral principles provides a strong impetus for the transformation of society, enabling it to reach a new level of development where every step is accompanied by the drive toward an ideal and continuous improvement.

What preconditions must be established for humanity to begin developing qualitatively?

In order for humanity to start developing in a qualitative manner, it is necessary to create a multifaceted foundation that unites material, ideal, and moral components.

Firstly, the cornerstone is ensuring the stable material existence of society. As noted in the second source, “Human society must first firmly stand on the ground, must ensure its material existence, and must live a natural life. But since this natural life of humanity is not perfect and does not itself embody a goal, society must, secondly, have the means to change its life, to move, and to develop its capacities. The conditions for this mobility and change (development and progress) are generated by what is called civilization, which creates the artificial life of society. However, the changes and movements of a civilized life must not be aimless or meaningless. For societal progress to be genuine progress, it must lead society toward a specific goal—one that is unconditionally worthy and ideally perfect. Society must not only exist and move but must also improve.” (source: link txt)

Secondly, it is necessary to establish an ideal platform for the development of the legal and cultural spheres, where the primary elements are law, the aspiration for freedom, and creative energy. These elements become indicators of the high quality of societal existence, striving toward the Absolute—that is, the embodiment of the ideal of a unified individual. This is explained in the following excerpt: “Clearly, it is impossible to explain and, moreover, justify individual institutions without explaining and justifying law, which necessarily leads to its subject—the developing humanity. ... Historical development reveals itself as the formation of the ideal by the individual—by humanity.” (source: link txt)

Finally, for qualitative development it is important to create conditions favorable to the expression of a society’s moral principles. The overall level of morality, which is evident through everyday and legal norms, reflects the inner ideal nature of a person. “Social development creates the ground for external manifestations of the inner moral principle; this external manifestation of morality in the public life of people is often referred to as ‘morals,’ which directly enter the realm of sociological science. …” (source: link txt)

Thus, the prerequisites for the qualitative development of humanity include ensuring a stable material base, developing a purposeful civilization with high cultural and spiritual ideals, substantiating and justifying legal institutions as an expression of the aspiration for freedom and creativity, and creating conditions for the revelation and realization of moral principles. Together, these elements form the necessary foundation for society’s transition to a new, perfected level of development.

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"Human society must first firmly stand on the ground, must ensure its material existence, and must live a natural life. But since this natural life of humanity is not perfect... Society must not only exist and move but also improve." (source: link txt)

"Clearly, it is impossible to explain and, moreover, justify individual institutions without explaining and justifying law, which necessarily leads to its subject—the developing humanity... Historical development reveals itself as the formation of the ideal by the individual—by humanity." (source: link txt)

"Social development creates the ground for external manifestations of the inner moral principle... for embodiment in the highest human culture." (source: link txt)