The article considers ideas and principles of the development of the concepts of reality, the emergence of the main ontological discourses that formed the modern space of the sphere of concepts. With the help of a consistent analysis of the systems of reality description and perception, the article attempts to elucidate the logic of the evolution of the concept of reality. The trajectory of ontological thought in the process of describing reality evolved from the connection of essences and events at the beginning of the first millennium to the most complex systems and multilevel dynamic concepts by the beginning of the 21st century. The overall goal of the study is to try to trace forming of the sphere of concepts through the concept of "reality" and "social reality", to trace the basic laws that form the concepts of reality, their identity and difference in different description systems. The article can be regarded as a preliminary consideration of a possible attempt to create a universal semantics of possible worlds, realities.

Currently a question is formed in the philosophy of education, solving which requires the integration of practices of three disciplinary lines: pedagogy, epistemology and university research. The essence of the matter lies in the need to expand the interpretation of the term «educational paradigm» in the context of higher education. In the article an attempt is made to solve this problem by introducing the concept of «academic paradigm», taking into account two key approaches, one based on the value component of university education, and the other oriented toward social epistemology. Within the first approach, the concept of theology of education is highlighted. Its representatives rely on the moral core of religion, but they do not exclude the effective tools of philosophical methodology. Authors following the second approach constructively criticize the understanding of knowledge as an independent variable, common in traditional epistemology, which also seems to be productive for solving the task. The final element that prevents excessive theorization is the principle of attention to the material practices of academic life, an instrument already developed by social philosophy and anthropology.

It is shown that the etiquette space of corporate culture of the modern organization functions in two main dimensions, physical and virtual. Analysis of each of these dimensions and its components from the perspective of the philosophical and cultural approach gives the idea of the role and importance of the etiquette regulation in the conditions of modern corporate business environment in real and digital formats. Digital etiquette is analyzed as a three-dimensional concept, which lies at the intersection of humanitarian and technical and technological knowledge, since, on the one hand, it reflects the essential characteristics of etiquette communication in the digital environment, and on the other hand, it is developing under the conditions of a new semantic Web 3.0. and necessarily reflects its nature and functional characteristics. Digital etiquette as a new type of etiquette regulation in virtual environment is illustrated by an example of one the three directions of its development, specifically the practices of user interaction with gadgets, in which such a phenomenon of Internet addiction as phubbing is investigated.

The article presents a historical and philosophical reconstruction of the development of the concept of "capitalism" in the 19th - early 20th centuries. The text describes the main stages of conceptualization of the notion starting from when it was first mentioned in the political literature of France and Germany and finishing with its introduction in everyday practice as a sustainable term. An emphasis is made on identifying the content aspects of the term in the context of ideological and theoretical preferences of the era. It is also important that in its discursive and semantic characteristics the notion and the concept of "capitalism" follows the Christian cultural paradigm.

This article investigates the ethical aspects of using information technologies in the learning process in Russia. The importance of information technologies in the development of teaching methods is emphasized. Some issues of providing organizational support of information technologies in the field of education are considered. The special focus of the government on introducing information technologies in the educational process is emphasized. Contradictions arising in the process of application of information technologies in the field of education are indicated. Particular attention is paid to the ethical analysis of using information technologies in the educational process in the information society. It is shown that the use of information technology in the educational process improves the efficiency and motivation of students and differentiates the learning process considering individual characteristics of each student. Distance learning regarding the implementation of main modern trends in education is analyzed as an example. It is emphasized that the development of information networks gives distance learning systems new opportunities, providing access to large amounts of information.

The article considers questions of ethnomusicology and anthropology of music in the context of the work of the American anthropologist Alan Merriam devoted to definition of the place of ethnomusicology in space of judgment of theoretical, methodological and practical problems of a research in music anthropology are considered. The behavior of the person is considered as a music source, and this process is defined as continuous. Distinction of the subject field of a research within social and humanitarian approaches in the field of studying of music as sociocultural phenomenon is noted. Special attention is paid to a problem of identification of functions of music in the context of social behavior of the person, and such functions as are considered: emotional expression, communications, esthetic pleasure, symbolical representation, instruction of compliance to social norms, confirmation of relevance of social institutes and religious rituals, contribution to continuity and stability of culture.

The article describes the phenomenon of subregionality in the European Union. The Visegrad Group provides an example as a cultural and political alliance of four Central European states - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. This alliance is analyzed as an example of a subregional union. The phenomenon of subregionality is interesting as a background of the current discussions on the structural integrity of the European Union. The Visegrad group consistently develops as a separate subregion with independent national interests and its own political platform. This process indicates the specifics of the activity of subregional unions in the current political and economic realities of the European Union. All factors analyzed in the current article, particularly the position of the Visegrad Group concerning the key problems of the European region allow us to consider such cooperation as an example of an effective subregional union. Such processes in the long term may lead to forming new geopolitical reality.

Освещаются ключевые социальные детерминанты (источники, причины и факторы) воспроизводства коррупции в современном российском обществе. Отмечается, что в современной России имеется основательная законодательная база для противодействия коррупции и совершенствуется правоприменительная практика. Но вследствие устойчивого существования и перманентного действия формационных, сферальных и структурных факторов, обусловливающих не только живучесть, но и постоянное воспроизводство условий для коррупции, борьба с ней не дает результатов. Не менее важно знать, как коррупция отражается в массовом сознании, какие оценки антикоррупционной политике дают сами граждане, насколько в обществе сформированы антикоррупционный климат, неприятие коррупционных практик. На основе материалов социологических исследований в статье формулируются предложения по комплексному решению проблемы искоренения коррупции, предусматривающему не только расширение демократических начал в обществе и политике, ограничение чрезмерного влияния товарно-денежных отношений, господствующих в российской системе олигархического капитализма, но прежде всего активизацию системной модернизации всего российского общества на принципах Конституции в направлении его эволюционной трансформации в современную модель постиндустриального общества, включая формирование полноценного демократического социально-правового государства.

The article considers the interrelation between the occupational risks level and the stability of the industrial enterprises development. Occupational risks were assessed using the occupational injuries analysis and data on their economic damage at the enterprises of the Russian Federation for a ten-year period from 2006 to 2016. The sustainability of industrial enterprises development is examined considering two aspects, product competitiveness and labor productivity. A contradiction has been revealed between the decline in labor productivity and product competitiveness and the statistical reduction in the number of registered workplace accidents. This contradiction makes it difficult to estimate the real economic damage from occupational injuries. The tendency of the labor force to redistribute from production sectors characterized by high occurrence rate of industrial injuries to the non-productive sectors is revealed, which negatively affects the technological and innovative potential of Russian industrial enterprises.

The article deals with the processes of changes in the structure of labor and industrial relations in the era of the digital economy. The new information technology is reshaping labor processes and workers, the employment structure and the professional structure. Technological and managerial transformation of labor and production relations effects society as a whole, causing the emergence of a new social structure, increasing the number of places for managers and skilled specialists, the emergence of a global labor market. Computer-mediated communication is of critical importance in the work process and social relations. New technology trends are favorable to all forms of flexibility and improve the professional structure. A new generation of managers and highly intelligent workers is being formed, and growing educational requirements set innovative tasks for education and introduce new standards of training.

The article considers one of the most acute problems of modern society, housing solutions for young families, which have been often discussed in the economic and social spheres of Russian society in the last 16 years. The main attention is paid to the existing ways of acquisition the first housing by a young family on preferential terms: the state program and commercial banks programs. The main task of this article is to identify the main problems that make it difficult to provide housing for young people with the help of mortgage lending, and to identify possible long-term measures aimed at increasing the rates of facilitating housing for young families in Russia and the Sverdlovsk region in particular. The paper presents a comparative analysis and preliminary calculations based on the publicly available statistical data of the Sverdlovsk region and a number of other subjects of the Russian Federation. The data analysis approach creates a real «picture» which makes it possible to adequately assess the current situation and choose a type of housing solution independently.

The article analyzes the practice of using the evaluation techniques to assess the investment climate of the municipality, which will stimulate entrepreneurship. The methodology of the National Rating of the Investment Climate in the Subjects of the Russian Federation is taken as the basis for the adapted methodology. The indicators of the municipal authorities opportunities to provide conditions for attracting investments and stimulating business activity on their territory are presented. In the proposed methodology there are 34 indicators, which are divided into 4 areas: «Regulatory environment», «Business institutions», «Infrastructure and resources», «Support of small business». For each area methods of calculation of indicators are proposed considering their particular implementation in municipalities. Sources of information for calculating the indicators are statistical data, expert evaluation and surveys of local entrepreneurs. In conclusion, methodical recommendations on the use of adapted methods for assessing the investment climate and stimulating entrepreneurial activity in the municipality are given.

The main purpose of operations management of production activities of the enterprise is primarily to ensure the effective implementation of a continuous production process. One of the mechanisms of organizing and managing production tasks is the system of internal planning of production, which meets the requirements of organizing coordinated and integrated work of all production areas of the shop to manufacture a given range of products in the established volumes and terms with the most efficient use of all production resources. The article describes the features of the development of the internal planning system operating model, the order of work and the requirements for its implementation, considering the possibility of tasks automation.

In article the question of the normative legislative base of an ecological component in the field of sustainable development is considered. The attention to a condition of operating normative and legal base in the field of environmental protection is paid. Attention is paid to a question of codification of standards of the ecological legislation within perfecting of legal bases of state regulation in the field of environmental protection. In article questions in the field of sustainable development of disclosure of information on impact of the organization on a surrounding medium, society and economy are considered.