In this book, for the first time in world scientific literature, the category of force is presented as an attribute of matter along with movement, space and time. This allowed the author to take a different approach to solving the problem of the Big Bang, to redefine the boundary between the inorganic world and life, and to put forward his own interpretation in the debate around the body-mind problem. The category of ontological force formulated by the author allowed him to approach a new definition of the concept of progress, which gives a methodological basis for fruitful use in the study of social sciences and international relations. The book is intended for teachers and students of philosophical and scientific fields, as well as for all those who are interested in the problems of the Universe, life and man.