Title: Philosophical reflections on the information society in the context of a security-creating paradigm

Authors: Taras Y. Tkachuk; Leontii G. Chystokletov; Oleksandra L. Khytra; Valerii V. Shyshko; Leonid O. Ostapenko

Addresses: Department of Information Security, Educational and Research Institute of Information Security of National Academy of Security Service of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine ' Department of Administrative and Informational Law, Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Psychology, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine ' Department of Administrative Law and Administrative Process, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine ' Department of Theory and History, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine ' Ostapenko Department of Civil Law, Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Psychology, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine

Abstract: The article, based on theoretical discourse, analysed the main approaches to the basic axiological characteristics of the information society. It is established that the main characteristic of a modern information society is the presence of people, who are capable of critical thinking. Axiological, epistemological and ontological aspects reveal the philosophical aspects of the reviewed definition. The ontological aspect of information security fixates a situation designed to deal with the risk, whose purpose is to ensure the integrity of the object and the steady state of the information environment. Anthropological aspect of the concept reveals the security of the subject of information interaction. The axiological component of the concept of 'information security' reflects the values and goals that determine the information needs of man. The hypothesis that information security is a complex phenomenon of modern civilisation objective development, is aimed at promoting the harmonious development of the information society.

Keywords: information security; information rights; global information space; monitoring government activities; modern society transformation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESDF.2021.111734

International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 2021 Vol.13 No.1, pp.105 - 113

Received: 29 Sep 2019
Accepted: 14 Jan 2020
Published online: 11 Dec 2020 *

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