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Urgency of the research. In 2020, the Ukrainian philosophical community will celebrate two anniversaries associated with the name of the famous Ukrainian philosopher Serhiy Borysovych Krymsky. The first date – June 30, marks the tenth anniversary of the death of the outstanding philosopher, and the second – June 2, 90 years since his birth. Hard work, talent, high moral qualities made S. B. Krymsky indisputable authority in modern science. His scientific work is a notable phenomenon in philosophical life, it is one of the driving factors of the historical and philosophical process in Ukraine, in which S. B. Krymsky occupies a worthy place.

Target setting. Based on the fruitful multifaceted and multi-vector philosophical heritage of the famous Ukrainian philosopher S. B. Krymsky's task is to explore the main stages of his philosophical path, starting from the logic and methodology of science, and ending with culturological researches in the field of Ukrainian culture.

Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Creative heritage of S. B. Krymsky remains an attractive object of scientific research and further development of those philosophical problems that have not lost their relevance today, namely: the topic of the problem field of philosophy of culture, philosophical anthropology, Ukrainian culture and more. In 2019, a four-volume collection of works by the philosopher was published, consisting of the books “Lectures. Articles. Interview”, “Logic. Methodology. Science”, “Cognition. Spirituality. Culture”, “Man. Sophianism. History”. A significant place in the creative life of the philosopher belongs to the newspaper “Day”, on the pages of which he has published dozens of his interviews, reflections and comments during the last 11 years of his life. This fact contributed to the fact that the philosopher gained a wide readership in Ukraine, helped to convey his ideas not only to a relatively small circle of humanities professionals, but also to tens of thousands of “amateurs”. Problems considered in the works of S. B. Krymsky, waiting for its researchers.

The research objective. To analyze the problem of spirituality in the context of the formation of personality, Sophianism’s symbols of existence in the philosophical works of S. B. Krymsky. Investigate the main achievements of the philosopher in the field of Ukrainian culture, his vision of global problems and mission and role of Ukraine in the context of globalization.

The statement of basic materials. The article analyzes the philosophical heritage of the outstanding Ukrainian philosopher S. B. Krymsky, who acutely felt the sacredness and spiritual power of the beauty, goodness and truth of this world and all the efforts of his whole life focused on the establishment of these great values. In his philosophical explorations, the scientist gradually moved from the development of problems of logic and methodology of science to the development of problems of epistemology and philosophy of culture, as well as Ukrainian philosophy and national culture, using the method of archetypes and universals. Special attention of S. B. Krymsky devoted himself to the study of the phenomenon of sophianism and the problem of the second spiritual birth of man, as his involvement in certain existentials, among which the main ones are freedom, love and creativity. The scientist emphasized the special role of Ukraine in the modern civilization process. Having the most powerful cultural potential, it must use it for the future construction of civilization on the basis of solidarity, consensus and partnership.

Conclusions. The problem of spirituality is analyzed by S. B. Krymsky in many aspects, among which it is necessary to note the definition of the essence of spiritual birth in the context of existentials of human existence. The creative work of the philosopher is full of a number of problems devoted to the analysis of Ukrainian culture by means of archetypes. Philosophical problems in the context of modern globalization concern the phenomenon of anthropological catastrophe and problematic issues of development of Ukrainian society - the preservation of their own identity, spiritual growth and national revival on the basis of consensus and solidarity.

Keywords: spirituality, Ukrainian culture, personality formation of personality, sophianism, globalization

 

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