A Synergetic View on Philosophy and Society in the Works of Abu Nasr Al-Farabi: Key Principles and Contemporary Significance

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Abstract

The article examines the philosophical legacy of Abu Nasr al-Farabi through the lens of the synergetic approach, which in contemporary philosophy of science is used to analyze processes of self-organization, nonlinear dynamics, and the functioning of complex social systems. The relevance of the study is обусловлена by the growing prominence of interdisciplinary research and the need for concepts capable of explaining the mechanisms of social stability and harmony under conditions of global transformations and uncertainty. It is shown that Farabi’s socio-philosophical ideas—above all his doctrine of the “virtuous city” and his views on the role of reason, knowledge, and morality—largely anticipate the key principles of synergetics. In Farabi’s thought, society is interpreted as an integral, multilevel, and dynamic system in which stability is achieved not through external coercion but through the coordinated interaction of its elements, orientation toward the common good, and internal regulatory mechanisms. Special attention is given to the concept of virtue as an internal “attractor” of personal self-organization, as well as to the role of communication, cooperation, and social education in maintaining social order. A synergetic reading of Farabi’s philosophy makes it possible to identify new research horizons and to regard his ideas as a methodological resource for analyzing contemporary social processes, issues of sustainable development, social responsibility, and the harmonization of relations between the individual and society in the twenty-first century.