Value and cognitive prerequisites for overcoming the consequences of conflicts

The article attempts to build an analytical tool that can serve as a basis for theoretical models focused on overcoming the consequences of conflicts. Basing on the cognitive approach, the authors classify the value prerequisites for overcoming conflicts. The research task is realized through the introduction of three sets of concepts: concepts related to the establishment of truth, the restoration of justice and forms of conflict resolution. Attitudes towards the search for truth are reduced to three fundamental positions - verificationism, conventionalism and agnosticism. Regarding justice, a classification of attitudes is applied that considers justice from four perspectives - as distributive, retributive, restorative, and procedural justice. To distinguish the outcomes of a conflict, G. Simmel’s classification is used, which consists of four possible positions: the disappearance of the conflict’s object, the victory of one of the parties, compromise and reconciliation. Basing on the intersection of these three dimensions, the authors construct a classification of prerequisites for overcoming the consequences of conflicts, which represents a set of 36 value-based positions. According to the authors, the proposed tool opens up prospects for applied research, the results of which can be used in real practice of conflict resolution.