Semantic opportunities of cultural epoch as a “unique way to yourself”

Living in the scientific progress age we must realize how we relate to the progress of civilization. New civilization affects human individuals, it changes their thought process, world perception, personal value system. Each individual’s life is a process of building himself up. Seeking for himself, a human being must use the internal forces of the mind to save individual and cultural identity. One cannot live in the present without regard to the past. Another person’s socio-cultural context helps him to realize where he stands in the world today, where he is in life. The author shows that the study of N.P.Ogarev’s life and activity is essential to a good understanding of the conditions of being human.