VALUES OF THE FUTURE: AN ONTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

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Authors: О Е Яцевич, Lyubov N. Shabatura, Margarita Zaichko, NATALIA D. LALETINA
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Abstract

The article is devoted to an in-depth ontological analysis of the values of the future in the context of the accelerating complexity of techno-bio-social processes characterizing modern civilizational dynamics. The authors proceed from the premise that classical axiological models focused on stable and universal normative foundations are insufficient to describe transformations of the value order in a situation of uncertainty, multiplicity and distributed agency. In this regard, the author substantiates the need to rethink values through the prism of the metaphysics of formation, relational ontology and posthumanistic philosophy, allowing to go beyond anthropocentric and substantialist interpretations. It is shown that the values of the future cannot be considered as fixed normative structures or hierarchically defined ideals, but appear as dynamic ontological modes formed as a result of the redistribution of subjectivity, agency and planetary forms of being. Special attention is paid to the role of technological, medial, and material-semiotic processes in the production and translation of value formations. It is emphasized that the values of the future arise in hybrid spaces of interaction between man, technology, nature and social institutions, which requires the expansion of the conceptual apparatus of modern axiology. The article formulates a comprehensive model of the ontological formation of values based on the principles of processality, multiplicity and distributed material and semiotic productivity. This model makes it possible to conceptualize values as open, contextually determined and evolving entities capable of adapting to the conditions of radical socio-cultural and technological changes. The findings can be used in philosophical studies of values, as well as in interdisciplinary research related to future analysis and sustainable development strategies.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Ayn Rand and Brontë studies Interdisciplinary Studies: Technology Society and Humanities Humanities and Social Sciences

Publication details

Journal / source
Bulletin of Chelyabinsk State University
Publisher
Chelyabinsk State University
Volume
507
Issue
1
Pages
24–24
Publication date
11 February 2026