Open AccessTHE QUESTION OF CIVILIZATION IDENTITY OF UKRAINIAN CITIZENS
Author(s) -
Josef Zissels
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ukraïnoznavčij alʹmanah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2520-2626
DOI - 10.17721/2520-2626/2019.25.11
Subject(s) - civilization , identity (music) , ukrainian , sociology , religious identity , cultural identity , jewish identity , ethnic group , identity formation , national identity , social identity approach , judaism , epistemology , environmental ethics , political science , social group , social science , social identity theory , law , aesthetics , anthropology , politics , history , philosophy , self concept , negotiation , linguistics , archaeology
The article deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of the problem of forming of the civilizational identity of Ukrainian citizens. On the example of Jewish identity, the author sheds light on different interpretations of such categories as "identity", "identification", "civilizational identity". The article reveals the essence of the cultural-historical approach to the problem of identity, analyzes the types of collective identity, examines the confessional and ethnic dimensions of Jewish identity. The author analyzes different models of Jewish identity, the factors influencing the formation of these models, as well as the dynamics of changes of Jewish identity. The study deals with the philosophical understanding of the phenomenon of civilization identity as a new kind of human identity. The research proves that in the context of transition to a civilization of a new informational nature, not only the socio-cultural reality, but also the key properties of the human personality are transformed. The author considers the components or "bricks" of civilizational identity: attitude to religion, attitude to work, attitude to a state and power, attitude to family, attitude to the environment. The author analyzes the structure of Ukrainian identity. The Maidan conflict with Antimaidan is viewed through ethnic, denominational, linguistic, territorial, historical, geopolitical and value projections. The author argues that this conflict has an inter-civilizational nature. The article reveals the essence of conflicts, argues the position of conflict as an attribute of social being, traces its impact on the processes of social transformation. The causes and conditions of inter-civilizational conflict in the territory of Ukraine are analyzed. The paper compares two models of civilizational identity based on either European or Eurasian value system. The civilizational progress of Ukraine in the context of world modernization is analyzed. The article is not limited by the statement of the problem, it suggests a specific way to minimize the negative consequences of the modern crisis taking into account the changed social realities, can become one of the tools for the revival of the main European values in modern Ukrainian society.