The phenomenon of self-control in modern society in a socio-philosophical interpretation: the gender aspect

The article analyzes gender relations in the modern world based on the ancient concept of self-control (enkrateia). According to the authors, the concept of power over oneself as a justification for power over another, which served as the basis for building both social and intimate relationships in the patriarchal world, in the context of modern realities marked by legal and material parity in intersexual relations acquired by women, receives a new meaning: power over oneself (self-restraint/self-repression) serves as a condition for the freedom of another. The source of the sought-after balance in gender interaction, according to the authors, are the socio-economic (labor) relations that have changed in post-industrial society, creating conditions for unalienated, free work that brings satisfaction and independence.