The spiritual foundations of the human capital formation in the context of modernization of the public consciousness

Abstract

The article raises the problems of the formation of human capital in the context of a philosophical understanding of the complex process of modernizing public consciousness. The role and importance of spiritual values in the education of an independent and responsible person as the main condition of necessary social transformations is argued. A socio-philosophical analysis of the concept of human capital as an important factor in modern social development is proposed. The authors emphasize that educational and professional activities at the university should help young people realize the justice and expediency of the demands placed on them, transform firstly ethical norms that are external to them in their own life principles, as well as the formation in the youth of a humanistic worldview and the ability to moral and volitional regulation of their behavior. In the opinion of the authors, one should also take into account the fact that the essence of individual freedom is able to manifest itself through a conscious attitude toward one's life choice. Freedom has a cause for itself and has no cause outside of itself. Considering the formation of new economic relations, the transformation of social ties, the authors of the article determine the range of issues related to the role of spiritual factors in current processes, and argue that understanding the need to offer a spiritual renewal program should determine the nature of the relevant studies.