MORAL VALUES IN THE UKRAINIAN CULTURE IN V. SHYNKARUK’S CONCEPTION

Abstract

Purpose of Research. The purpose of the research is to study the role of moral values in the Ukrainian culture in V. Shynkaruk’s conception. Methodology. The methodology of the article consists of many different methods such as analysis, synthesis, comparative and culturological methods. They allow the author to research the Shynkaruk’s understanding of the moral Christian values as the important components of the Ukrainian culture.Scientific Novelty. The author tries to distinguish the philosopher’s approach to interpret the moral values that are the main principles of the spiritual development of Ukrainian culture. Conclusions. Thus, the author underlines that according V. Shynkaruk the main source of human kindness was a spiritual self-improvement. A man must work and bring up moral values, reflecting the triad "Faith-Hope-Love", which are the fundamentals of Ukrainian ethical traditions of G. Skovoroda’s Christian philosophy and the synthesis of various concepts of the leading European philosophers. So, all these values are the basis of the national cultural development and the main factor of the Ukrainian identity.