John Galsworthy's body of work forms an integral part of world literature, philosophical thought and social discourse. To this day, his principled stance on such pressing socio-philosophical issues of our time as: the philosophy of humanity, in particular, the problem of the alienated individual in an era of social crisis, the principles of ecological humanism, the rejection of revolutionary upheavals in society and the defence of social reforms, and the dialectical interconnection between civilisation, spiritual crisis and war as a social phenomenon, continues to be the subject of study by linguists, literary scholars and philosophers. In this regard, the legacy of the great English writer, humanist and 1932 Nobel Laureate in Literature, John Galsworthy, helps to compare his insights into the place of the individual and the state of society at the beginning of the 20th century with the present day, and to determine the correct approach to moral and spiritual values across different eras.