Цивілізаційний розвиток українського народу: культуротворчі аспекти
Civilizational development of the Ukrainian people: culture-creating aspects

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of Article. The purpose of the article is to analyze the culture-creating aspects of the civilization development of the Ukrainian people. The methodology of the study is to use methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, as well as integrative approach and cultural-historical modelling. Scientific novelty. The authors of the article, on the basis of the integrative approach, have first suggested the definition of civilization as a macrocultural socio-historical community that encompasses different subjects (countries, peoples, nations, states), which have common socio-normative principles of the transatlantic level, such ethical-religious systems, the fundamental foundations of mentality, fundamental ideals and basic values, stable special features of the economic, political and legal and socio-cultural organizations, expressed in the appropriate way of life. Conclusions. Now Ukraine is in the stage of transition to the post-industrial (informational) stage of civilization progress. At this stage, the development of Ukrainian art is characterized by rapid development of innovativeness, pluralism, considerable creativity, virtuality, displacement of traditional forms of culture, creation of essentially new kinds of art, connected with modern technologies and aimed at producing attractive standardized and unified production. In these circumstances, the role of art, as the most universal way of human communication, is greatly enhanced. Civilization represents the highest degree of self-organization and development of human society, culture-creating is a system-forming factor of its development. Culture-creating and the Civilizational development of the Ukrainian people takes place in line with the main tendencies of the evolution of European civilization.

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