A. GRAMSCI’S "PHILOSOPHY OF PRACTICE" AS THEORETICAL BASIS OF THE CONCEPT OF SPIRITUAL PRODUCTION
He article is devoted to analysis of A. Gramsci’s «Philosophy of Practice», which gives a decision to traditional philosophic problem - problem of the unity of theory and practice, which is closely connected with key discussion topics of modern social philosophy: correlation of objective and subjective, spontaneous and conscious moments in history, basis and superstructure of society, theoretical, practical and spiritual cognition of reality. «Philosophy of Practice» which Gramsci characterizes as ‘absolute historicism’ gives grounds to his concept of spiritual production. Basing of A. Gramsci’s works there the author gives reconstruction of his concept of spiritual production. He investigates views of the Italian Marxist on the role of intellectuals in the system of spiritual production, their types and functions in society. The author analyses the problem of creation of public enlightenment system, formation of historic union of intellectuals and common people.