Syuy T. Social Progress in the Context of Chinese Philosophy

The object of research is the phenomenon of social progress. The aim of research is the revealing of features of transformation of ideas and approaches to social progress in Chinese philosophy, offer of the most acceptable model of social progress for the future. The methods of research: philosophical, scientific, special. Basic results. The approaches to a problem of driving forces of social progress, form of social progress and also image of actions of social system, as a result of which there is a progress are selected. The essence, character and features of social modernization of China in last quarter XX – in the beginning of XXI century is opened. The “ecological paradigm of social development” on the basis of Chinese philosophical tradition is offered. The basic qualities of the person as subject of new paradigm of social progress are selected. The principles of social-native ethics which should be fixed in a basis of new paradigm of social development are proved.