Al-Farabi and his view of ideal society

Abstract

In this article approaches to definition of society, in particular ideal society are considered. Characteristics of creation of ideal society are allocated and described. The attention is focused on the definition, the principles of creation of ideal soci­ety given by the philosopher al-Farabi. The role of the governor of the city-state to whom Al-Farabi attached great value is considered. In article it is also noted that views, Al-Farabi's ideas acquire big relevance in the conditions of creation of the constitutional state and civil society, the statement of the principles of a consent and consensus in society. Thus, it is considered possibility that many ideas of Al-Farabi can become those main beginnings on which modern society and the state have to be under construction. Providing worthy, happy life of everyone, motivating the person on self-improvement, the state will be able to provide also improvement of society, so and itself. Support of a dobrodeyatelnost, good thoughts and acts, mu­tual respect, suppression of abuse of power, her unauthorized capture - here those main beginnings on which the ideal state about which Al-Farabi wrote has to be un­der construction. To construct ideal society, it is necessary to become first of all the dobrodeyatelny person, to come to it through chastity, noble acts. It is noted that it is necessary to put all these provisions into practice, the rules have to be respected without any exceptions. The conclusion about need of the accounting of the provi­sions removed by al-Farabi in a modern state system is drawn. Need of the appeal to spiritual heritage of the past with the purpose to learn lessons from it for updating and improvement of modern society, formation of the democratic constitutional state is considered. Authors come to a conclusion that in Al-Farabi's representation ideal society is and there is an ideal state. In article the attention is focused on that Al-Farabi wished to see perfect, fair society in which freedom, general equality, mu­tual respect, a cooperation would set in, what each person shall aim at.