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ГЕОГРАФІЧНИЙ ДЕТЕРМІНІЗМ: КЛАСИЧНІ ТА ПОСТКЛАСИЧНІ КОНЦЕПЦІЇ
GEOGRAPHICAL DETERMINISM: CLASSICAL AND POST- CLASSICAL CONCEPTS

Author(s): Oleg Gennadiyevich Danilyan, Olexander Petrovych Dzoban
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Energy and Environmental Studies, Ethics / Practical Philosophy
Published by: Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого
Keywords: geographic determinism; geographic neodeterminism; the concept of sustainable development; the concept of green energy; geographic ethics;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the emergence and development of the theory of geographical determinism, as well as the essence of the main concepts of geographical determinism of the classical post-classical period. The theoretical foundations of geopolitics and the views of its main representatives are analyzed. It is stated that geographical determinism as a conceptual methodological approach does not become obsolete as society develops, but is modernized and modified. The features of modern geographical determinism (neodeterminism) are determined and some of its directions are considered: the concept of sustainable development, the concept of green energy, geographical ethics.