SHAPING THE CONCEPT OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETIES AS A BASIC CONCEPT OF UNESCO
This article is devoted to the study of the genesis and content of the socio-philosophical term «knowledge society» based on the key UNESCO policy documents (Reports of 2005 and 2009). The author analyzes, first of all, the correlation of the concepts of «knowledge society», «information society» and «post-capitalism» (post-industrial society) on the basis of the works of classical (1960-1990s) and contemporary researchers of this issue. In addition, the article examines the main areas of the «knowledge society» (economy, education, culture and law), thus proposing on the basis of the UNESCO Report and the main scholarly works in this area comprehensive approach to building a platform of the «knowledge society».