G. Skovoroda’s principle of «unequal equality» as a philosophical the basis of practical social work

• Main Author: Oksana Osetrova
• Format: Article
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University 2018-10-01
• Series: Український соціологічний журнал
• Online Access: https://periodicals.karazin.ua/usocjour/article/view/11537/11399
• ISSN: 2077-5105; 2079-1771

The paper describes the essence of the current in the modern realities of the principle of “unequal equality”, informed known Ukrainian thinker XVIII century. Noted that the principle of XXI century it should be aware of how philosophical the basis of one of the development strategies social work aimed at improving the quality of life in the conditions of social inequality. Analyzed and G.S. Skovoroda’s concept of “affinity”, “related work”, getting to know which will allow the client social worker to realize the importance in the process of its own internal vocation. Emphasizes attention to such a vector of social worker, as a harmonization of relations in the system “man – society”. Put stress, following the G.S. Skovoroda, in touch man with God. Noted that the update internal (potential) opportunities man (exclusively, in his own optional) will him development, spiritual enrichment and approximation to the state of happiness, which is able to reach everyone who realized features of its nature and vocation. Justified the role of social worker in the process of awareness of his client sense own life and the presence of horizons, open in front of each man without exception. Concludes that caseworker, guided G.S. Skovoroda’s philosophical guidelines, though not able to overcome the social inequality that there is in society, but is able to take his client that was in difficult circumstances, on the way to overcome the difficulties.