From “crowd” to “mass” in the social-philosophical studies of the XIX-XX centuries
https://doi.org/10.26907/2079-5912.2023.3.53-57
Abstract
The article analyzes the transformation of ideas about the phenomenon of "masses" in social-philosophical studies. The origins of the negative connotation of the category of "crowds", forming by an arrogant judgment of aristocrats who look down on the rebellious masses, are presented in the article. As a result, there was a mixing between the subject of sociology and crowd psychology, which influenced the socio-philosophical understanding of the behavior of the masses, and the characteristics of rioting crowds were extrapolated to the category of "masses". The concept of the "public" of G. Tard allows us to discern the distinctive features and positive features of the masses that have revealed themselves to the world with the development of mass communication.
About the Authors
V. D. Anisimov
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anisimov Vitaliy Dmitrievich, postgraduate student, Institute of Social and Philosophical Sciences and Mass Communications, Department of General Philosophy
K. V. Kondratiev
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kondratiev Konstantin Vladimirovich, PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor, Institute of Social and Philosophical Sciences and Mass Communications, Department of General Philosophy
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Review
For citations:
Anisimov V.D., Kondratiev K.V. From “crowd” to “mass” in the social-philosophical studies of the XIX-XX centuries. The Kazan Socially-Humanitarian Bulletin. 2023;(3 (60)):53-57. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2079-5912.2023.3.53-57
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