Style of life

(From L. stilum, from Gr. stylos, stick). Historical ensemble of communicational features of and system of images and methods of artistic creation of a personality or group of people, that represents tastes, habits and modes of behavior, reflecting particularities of their internal world through the external forms of human existence. The s.o.l. depends, in large part, on the cultural values, psychosocial characteristics and historical traditions of the family, social and ethnic group, and the religion in which a person has been educated. It is connected to the way of life manifested by norms and behavioral stereotypes and consciousness of large human groups, and even of entire generations and civilizations. The s.o.l. also includes the corresponding ethical and aesthetic aspects. The most human forms of self-realization and self-education are embodied in the s.o.l., revealing a person’s degree of liberty and integrity. The humanist s.o.l. is marked by the respect for diversity, for the rights, opinions and interests of others; by the repudiation of violence and exploitation; by the intention of maintaining harmonious relations with nature and society, and by the desire to deepen one’s knowledge and to broaden and perfect one’s skills.