Irrationality as the main characteristic of modern society

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyze the state of modern society and prove that irrationality is the most optimal characteristic for explaining its existence today. The methods of scientific intelligence go back to hermeneutic methods (interpretation, interpretation), thanks to which it was possible to derive the understanding of «irrationalism» and «irrationality», as well as to consider separate concepts of already existing interpretations to the characteristics of modern society; the method of analysis, which contributes to the justification of the relevance of the researched topic; as well as the method of systematization, deconstruction, etc. The results of the study demonstrate that modern society is caught between rational progress and irrational impulses. Information overload, social media, and cultural shifts amplify irrationality, making it a prominent feature of our age, but its impact depends on how we learn to manage our emotions and think critically. The conclusions we come to are based on the idea that the analysis of the concepts of «irrationalism» and «irrationality» gives grounds for understanding that it is not logic that dominates modern social life. Irrationality, as something that goes beyond the limits of rational discourse and is a property of irrationalism - a meaningful choice to live and think exactly where this limit is crossed. The first term is descriptive, the second is manifest. And as long as humanity continues to maintain an illusion about the power of the mind, all the processes that take place in social life increasingly testify to its complete absence.