The Essence of Political and Legal Systems in the Technogenic World

Abstract

The development of political and legal systems of the modern world is in progress along with human society. Today, political and legal systems are divided into democratic systems and antidemocratic ones. The abovementioned political systems exist in the technogenic world, which is based on science, technology and production. In this study, the author makes a close study of the essence of political and legal systems in the conditions of technogenic development of society and the world as a whole. When conducting the research, the author uses the analysis of political rationality. Political rationality is expressed in the ability of the subject of political action (authority) to choose goals aimed at the development of the world and the rational choice of means necessary to achieve these goals. This study uses the methodology of the socio-natural approach. The fundamental basis of this theory forms the works of V. I. Vernadsky on the change of the biosphere by the scientifically organized human mind and the formation of the noosphere. The socio-natural approach to the study of the world consists in the study of society and nature, the Earth’s reality on the basis of their interconnected socio-natural development. The formation of political and legal systems is dominated by factors of unreasonableness and irrationality, which create a serious threat to humanity and the environment as a whole. The development of political and legal systems in the technogenic world should take into account not the economic or industrial aspects of the technogenic society, but also the integrity of the biosphere.