The book continues the traditions of Russian social philosophy, which originated at the beginning of the last century - in an era of catastrophic changes in the country, when it was necessary to find ontological foundations in the depths of self-consciousness of the people as a whole, not affected by political and social changes, but guiding them in the form of a hidden " national will." The founder of this trend is considered to be the Russian philosopher S. L. Frank, for whom social philosophy was a religious philosophy, and the will of the people was determined by the Will of God. The era of new changes required expanding the boundaries of research not only in content, but also in formal terms. This book develops the problems of social philosophy as a discipline ontologically inherent in the structure of society itself. The main theme is devoted to deepening the question of human self-determination as he reunites with the universality as such, embodied in various social conditions and persisting through changing social formations. Terms are introduced that correspond to individual stages of reality coming into force; the formation of the concept of will in Western culture and Eastern ideas about the subjectivity of interpersonal forces are considered; An example of dialogue between the West and the East is given. For specialists working in the fields of history of philosophy, social psychology and comparative religion, as well as graduate students of humanities universities.