Аңдатпа
Philosophical discussion. The authors discusses the specificity of the meaning-of-life reflection. The article is composed as the dialogue between Kazakhstan and Russian philosophers. The authors consider civilization context of the problem of life meaning as well as aesthetic, ethic and axiological aspects of the mean-ing-of-life searches, paying attention to the history of philosophy. This methodological approach implies the “determination by the future” model. T.G. Leshkevich pays special attention to the problem of ambivalence of meaning-of-life reflection, and S.Y. Kolchigin emphasizes the need for spiritual growth, development of the spiritual and moral principles. Taking into account the Russian and Kazakh material, the authors analyze the typical characteristics of the subjectivity of the 21st century and demonstrate that the moral choice constitute a special of type of self-regulation. The authors note the affinity of the civilizational codes of Russia and Kazakhstan and conclude that the meaning-of-life reflection should bring purpose and value orientations to the life strategies of contemporaries. The meaning of life has to justify human existence and testify that a man is really Homo sapiens.