Social –axiologic analysis of the phenomenon of lie

Abstract

The article deals with the axiological aspects of lying as a social phenomenon. A special attention is paid to the impact of sociocultural transformations on the evaluation of the phenomenon of lying. An example of such an influence is the accentuated negative attitude towards hypocrisy, insincerity, conventions in social communication, which arose during the modernization of society and was caused by such factors as the development of critical thinking, the interiorization of human spiritual life as well as the individualization of human activity.

Lie becomes possible because of voluntary, reasonable and sensual elements in human. The voluntary element represents itself in aspiration of corrigating the reality in own interests, the reasonable in understanding the real and possible, true and probable, the sensual in ability to hypocrisy nad emotional influence onto recipients. Ambiguity of lie consists in that it begets not only blame but also admiration for that, who lies, demonstrates thereby self-control, insolence, resourcefulness, artistic abilities.

In the process of the traditional society modernization the level of distrust grows that is explained by traditional social ties destruction. The rationalization of culture that widens subject field of diubt becomes an important factor. There changes the attitude to truth that prescribes severe criteria for authority, traditions, checking with time are not sufficient more.