ТО THE QUESTION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE FORMATION OF THE CONCEPT OF BIOPOLITICS

Abstract

The article deals with the specificity of conceptualization of biopohtics on the grounds of the German culture of the first half of the twentieth century. The original copyright axiom advocates the thesis that essential moment that determined this process was the domination organizatsii of theory of state and society. In Germany, this theory has gained a strong racist tendency, claiming the historical superiority of closed societies, United by a common genetic inheritance. This value system did not allow the equality of peoples and races. At the same time, these biological factors were seen as spiritual forces. Thus, the concept of biopohtics, which emerged in the first half of the twentieth century in German culture, concealed in itself the contradiction between the idea of life as a fatal and mystical power source, and a conviction that active conversion of biological events, and control over them is possible. That is why the vulgar scientistic concept in Germany yielded «mystic blood». For example, two authoritative Ariosto Germany beginning of last century and Sheet. Liebenfels the authors demonstrate an eclectic method combining ethnographic research approach and magical equipment. In conclusion, the authors draw a parallel between quasi-scientifi Hobbies esoteric century ago and the modern adherents of neo-paganism in the style of «fantasy».