The problem of political domination (S. Frank)

Abstract

he article is devoted the problem of political domination, which S. Frank discovers in his social philosophy. The structure of society is to be shown through a description of the nature of power relationships. Frank introduces the concept of “moral and legal consciousness of society” in order to show the real structure of power. He understands this concept as a complexly organized law making force. At the first period of his philosophy, Frank criticizes social contract theory. He pays special attention to the phenomenon of the irrational, which plays an important role in any social and political production. For Frank, the question of state mechanism is closely intertwined with the question of the state of personal and collective psychology. Frank’s social philosophy stays close to political philosophy and philosophical psychology. Scrupulous comprehensive consideration of these areas makes it possible to assemble complete picture of a “living” society, which is based on the principles of hierarchism and equality.