Information Approach in the Study of Weltanschauung Security: Problem Statement

The article analyzes the existing approaches to the study of weltanschauung security. The synergetic approach and the theory of sustainable development are highlighted among the most developed philosophical approaches to weltanschauung security. The urgency of using the methodology of information approach to the study of weltanschauung security is substantiated. The information approach describes society as a communication network where any interactions are mediated by the processes of information exchange between social actors. In this case, the factors of weltanschauung security is not so much a specific message, but more general factors of information kind: the principles of generation, processing and interiorization of information. Teaching these basic principles of working with information will contribute to the weltanschauung security of the individual, preventing mind manipulation.

Keywords: weltanschauung security, information approach, synergetic approach, theory of sustainable development, mind manipulation.