HRYHORIY SKOVORODA’S PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION: THE DIFFERENCE OF THE MODERN VISION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HEART

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domain (independent from real human needs) for producing knowledge. 3. Skovoroda: a modern philosopher or a critic of the modern philosophy? Presentation of ideas in this article proves useful for understanding not only the current state of philosophy, but also the legacy of the 18 th century Ukrainian philosopher, H. Skovoroda. It was exactly at that time that the modern philosophy, or the philosophy of the modern time, as it is sometimes referred to, prospered. Interestingly, this philosophy regards mind as a fundamental feature of human existence. Hence, it is to great extent thanks to its efforts that rationalism became in widespread use: 1) as an ontological characteristic of a human being, 2) as gnosiological sureness of a human mind’s ability to learn about the world and 3) as a practical ability to change the world based on acquired knowledge. Modern rationalization has enabled a rapid scientific and technical development as well as a modernization of culture on a massive scale. However, the powerful legitimation of the rational by the modern philosophy has failed to provide its deep explication, since