The spirituality as a problem of philosophical research and the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

• Main Author: V. E. Gromov
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House "Grani" 2014-05-01
• Series: Granì
• Subjects: духовность; человеческая тотальность; «трансцендентный проект»; «метафизическая ответственность»; космо­теоцентрическая парадигма; мудрец; идеология; гуманитаризация образования
• Online Access: https://grani.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/534

The purpose of this article is to regard the phenomenon of spirituality in connection with ontological foundation of human being existence. The author suggests the concept of a new cosmo­theocentristical paradigm of human world­outlook as a ground of perspective transformation of social life activity. The author criticizes the principal of anthropocentrism of the world­outlook which dominates in present social consciousness.  He underlines the  role of spiritual teachers in cultural development and indicates the decline of the humanitarian component in modern system education. The author criticizes the modern system of education and gives great meaningfulness to self­dependence thought in spiritual growth of personality. Methodology. The method of philosophizing, which the author uses, is connected with unity of mind, sensuality, belief and will in mental organization of man. Such point of view takes into consideration not only objective factories.    It includes the senses of human being existence and world outlook ideas.  The author pays attention to the special ontological disposition of human being in the world as a «transcendent project» with «metaphysical responsibility». Scientific novelty. In the history of social culture the problem of   spiritual attitude to reality is a substantial problem. Now it becomes especially important, because the survival of civilization depends on development of spirituality. The author connects the consideration of spirituality with particular ontological status of human being in the world and provides his reflection speculative character. Conclusions. The transition the world outlook of modern society to cosmo­theocentrical  paradigm  prepared by contradictions its technological and cultural development. The conscious influence of society to itself is growing. The anthropocentrism as a world view principle is a main obstacle in the way to spiritual transformation of modern consumptive society. This principle changed the human being into the cult for himself. Many philosophers in «postmodern situation» connect the democracy and pluralism with fighting against totalitarian ideologies. However we have not any persons without any ideology and undoubtedly it is possible to attain consonance concerning the main morality values.