Dorofeyeva K. M.
Scientific supervisоr: Halilova – Chuvaeva J. A., docent of chair, candidate of Ph
Donetsk
National University of Economics and Trade named after
M.
Tugan-Baranovsky, Ukraine
THE IDEA OF IDEAL STATE IN POLITICAL
HISTORY
The theme is actual
because the problem of the ideal state has arisen during an antique epoch (at
least, declared itself at the time of Platon). In XXI century it has reminded
again because of difficulties political situation in management of the state.
The purpose of the work
is definition of the maintenance of concept ‘the ideal state’ during development
of history and the modern sense of this concept.
The problem of state
system was, is and will be one of the most difficult and inconsistent problems
of mankind. Many people try to understand during thousand years, what state
should be ‘ideal’. Thus some people consider as the best strong, efficient
state with good economy, others - the state in which each person feels himself
quite free and happy. So the problem of public, state system develops into a
problem of understanding of the blessing, human values and personal freedom.
To the most known
scientists investigating a problem of the ideal state at the time of antiquity
was Platon. In dialogue ‘State’ Platon considered an ideal political system by
analogy to space and human soul. The person consists of three beginnings, and
in the state should be three estates. To a reasonable basis of soul in the
ideal state governors – philosophers were corresponded, to the furious beginning
— the soldiers, longing — farmers and handicraftsmen. Class division of society
Platon declared a condition of durability of the state as joint settlement of
citizens. Autocratic transition from the lowest estate in the higher is
inadmissible and is the greatest crime because every person should be engaged
in that business to which he is intended by nature. ‘To be engaged in the
business and do not interfere in another's is a justice’.
In Middle Ages
epoch in working out of the concept of an ideal lawful state the considerable
contribution was brought by philosophers-thinkers and educators, such, as: G. Grotsy,
B. Spinosa, D. Didro and many other. Then supporting of inalienable laws of
citizens and their happiness, guarantee to each citizen not only life
preservation, but also satisfaction of its interests becomes overall objectives
of state. Governors were warned about encroachments on the property, safety,
honour, freedom and other blessings of citizens.
The history of the
right and the state of New time represents the beginning of modern history of
the government. In the field of the political organisation the feudal-class
representation is definitively replaced by representation on the basis of the
general and equal suffrage. There were scientists who allocate ideal in real
state. By Gegel the state is ‘general and objective freedom’, ‘the validity of
concrete freedom’. Each state, let we even according to our principles declare
its as bad, let even in it it is possible to learn this or that lack, nevertheless,
especially if it belongs to number of the developed states of our time,
comprises the essential moments of the existence. But as it is easier to reveal
lacks, than to comprehend positive it is easy to run into error and, being
engaged in the separate parties, to forget about an internal organism of the
state.
Democratic republic
is considered the modern form of the ideal sate. The republic is considered the
practical realisation of democracy, but essentially varies of types. The
problem of democracy is in that not all people want or can decide the destiny
and if they want it that direct democracy technical is impossible at the
million population. Simultaneously, scientists understand that it is impossible
to consider entirely that there is a certain level of development and absolute
efficiency of type of the state because much depends on the sizes, history,
ethnic structure, belief, sights, etc.
For that the state
really operated only for the blessing and in interests of the people it should
cope and be supervised by the most worthy people, proved the patriotism by business.
As one of variants of achievement of such ideal it is possible to offer
restriction on selectivity that is to be selected or appointed to a supervising
state post the person, who prove that he is worthy of it by all previous life
and concrete acts.
‘The ideal state on
the earth is already created, is simple not all people have paid to this
attention’ - the American writer Eliot Uajnberger confirms. The state is not
only management and board, but also a synonym of a word ‘society’. The concept
of the ideal state has passed long enough way of the development, and the
previous generations put all efforts to embody the idea about an ideal. Limits
of perfection do not exist, and each citizen, carrying out the civic duty,
already makes efforts to creation of the ideal state.