Aggression: definition, subject field, attributions of the instrumental-research axis
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The paper has signified the analysis of the concept of aggression, a concept characterized by a sizeable semantic field, various levels, and spheres, diverse phenomena, situational, material (physical), spiritual (ideas, images, perceptions, etc.), psychological, and, more recently, virtual and social network manifestations, as well as properties of benignity and malignancy, demanding comprehension and reinterpretation as a subject field of socio-philosophical, sociological, socio-psychological and criminological study. The paper aims to define the subject field and semantic range of aggression, its key attributions, and instrumental axes as operators of applied research.
Methodology. Conducted as part of a critical analysis of the subject field in a multi-paradigmatic and interdisciplinary pursuit of a "common denominator," in general allows not only to define the attributions of the concept of "aggression," but is also to apply instruments to the future research and review of studies already completed.
Results. The author identifies the subject field, main attributions, and instrumental axes, providing his operational concept of "aggression" in studying the "common denominator" of various manifestations and conceptualizations thereof.
Conclusion. Thus, aggression is an activity aimed at destruction, impulsive in time, and expansive in the space of attacking force.
The basic instrumental axes of aggression are: 1) in the attributivity of activity: behavior-action; spontaneity-rationality; 2) in the attributivity of destruction: destruction-creation; damage-addition; harm-benefit; reversibility-unreversibility; deprivation (deprivation)-acquisition (gain); 3) in the spatial attribution of expansion: attack-defense; fairness-unfairness; expansion-contraction; interlevel-tier nature and their relations; 4) in temporal attribution of impulsiveness: impulse-stability; discreteness (discontinuity)-sequentiality; 5) in attribution of power: strength-impotence; hostility-goodwill; intolerance-tolerance; determination-indecision; control-uncontrollability. The instrumental axes specify the functionality of aggression phenomenon research, which is demonstrated in subsequent studies.
Keywords: definition, categorical series and context, aggression, destructiveness, impulsiveness, expansion, force.
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