Culture and Civilization (Donetsk)

MAN AND HIS ESSENCE IN THE IMAGES OF HISTORICAL TYPES OF WORLDVIEW. PART I

2025-10-11T15:05:53+00:00

In this article, which structurally consists of 2 parts, man and his essence are presented in images characteristic of such extremely opposite historical types of worldview as myth/religion and science. At the same time, it is noteworthy that the ideas about the essence and purpose of man are somehow refracted through the prism of images of work specific to each of these types of worldview, which also received their reflected existence in myth/religion and science: labor as a product of man, his consciousness and forms of social connection - labor as an unbearable burden. and the punishment of the gods is labor as a heavy cross and the atonement of original sin - labor as the curse of capitalism - labor as a free play of spiritual and physical forces.

HUMAN INDIVIDUALITY IN THE MODERN WORLD: PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW

2025-10-11T15:14:19+00:00

In the article the phenomenon of individuality in the context of philosophical teachings of various periods and modern social realities has been examined. The main challenges faced by the individual in the era of globalization, digitalization and the spread of mass culture, including the threat of unification and loss of spiritual authenticity have been analyzed. It has been emphasized that individuality is not only a psychological but also an ontological category associated with freedom of choice, moral autonomy and creative self-realization. Possible ways of preserving and developing individuality through philosophical reflection, critical thinking and ethical sustainability have been proposed.

PIERRE CHAUNU ON THE PLACE AND ROLE OF RUSSIA IN THE HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES: A HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECT

2025-10-11T15:21:25+00:00

The views of the French historian Pierre Chaunu on Russia's place in the history of European civilization in the 17th and 18th centuries, and identifies the features and characteristics of his conceptual position regarding Russia's role in European history are analyzed in the article. The author concludes, on the one hand, that Chaunu's statements are contradictory, and on the other hand, that the scholar's position is consistently pro-Atlantic

ПАТРИОТИЗМ КАК СОЦИАЛЬНО-ТИПОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ ДЕТЕРМИНАНТА ИДЕЙНО ОРИЕНТИРОВАННОГО МИРОВОЗЗРЕНИЯ ЧЕЛОВЕКА

2025-10-11T16:17:46+00:00

The problem of the development of patriotism is actualized in the context of socio-typological issues. The conceptuality of such conditionality is important for understanding the determinative significance of a person's idealism, which is a systemic and semantic component of his political activity. Attention is focused on the socio-political methodology of the development of patriotic properties (qualities) of a conscious personality, the formation of its constructive ideological position. The improvement of a person's spiritual, moral, intellectual, and ideological qualities is associated with the manifestation of the principle of social obligation. The article concludes that the ideology and politics of the state have a conceptual impact on the development of patriotism.

SEARCH FOR SPIRITUAL AND MORAL IDEAL IN THE MIRROR OF RUSSIAN POETRY OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY (PART I)

2025-10-11T16:36:07+00:00

The article discusses the moral and ideological quests of Russian poets in the early XX-th century, which took place at the turn of the eras: the old and the new world and socialist Russia. Revolutionary events were a powerful catalyst for new creativity, new literature, both in the terms of content and forms.

EVOLUTION OF MEDIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL PROCESSES OF THE ERA

2025-10-11T16:48:25+00:00

The existence of nationwide mass media, presented in both print and digital formats, is not merely a reflection but also an active shaping of informational reality. This symbiosis represents a dialectical interaction: the material stability of the printed word encounters the ephemeral ubiquity of digital streams. From a philosophical perspective, the development of these media platforms can be seen as a continuous process of the formation of informational reality, where each form-print or digital-seeks self-definition while simultaneously influencing and being influenced by the other. This movement, from the static to the dynamic, from the tangible to the virtual, reflects fundamental changes in human perception and ways of understanding the world occurring within the socio-cultural reality of the global scale over recent decades.

PROBLEMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONS AND NATIONAL STATES IN THE POST-CAPITALIST ERA

2025-10-11T16:54:22+00:00

The article examines the problems for the development of nations and nation-states in the post-capitalist era. The author concludes that the transition to a new world order is impossible without overcoming the dominance of monopolistic capital, which currently directly determines the structure of both individual nation-states and their various associations.