Positive and destructive functions of conflicts

The aim of the work was to determine the functions of the conflict. The historical evolution of approaches to conflict within the framework of the global philosophical, sociological and conflictological tradition is analyzed. The positive and destructive functions of conflicts are presented, and the conditions for their actualization are given. In conclusion, it is concluded that the study of the conflict, its properties, functions and specific characteristics was one of the directions of development of philosophical thought throughout the history of human development. Formed at the end of the nineteenth and during the twentieth century, in the context of conflictology, knowledge reinterpreted the functions of conflict.