Philosophical and Pedagogical Thought of Ukraine in the Second Half of the XIX – the Beginning of the XX Centuries. Characteristics of Paradigmal Shifts

Abstract

The article reveals the peculiarities of paradigmatic shifts in the philosophical and pedagogical
thought of Ukraine in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It has been proven that
Ukrainian philosophical and pedagogical thought, despite the fact that it objectively bordered on Russian
one and actively fit into the pan-European philosophical and pedagogical algorithm, had a number
of specific national concrete-cultural features and colors. Its image was closely related to the formation
of the “soul of the Ukrainian people”, which was formed by a combination of mental, cultural and moral
characteristics. The matrix of paradigmatic shifts in philosophical and pedagogical thought of this
period was focused on the semantic, ontological dimensions of human spirituality, pedagogical factors
of personality development, the formation of the national discourse of pedagogical science as a certain
theoretical integrity. It has been proven that the philosophical and pedagogical thought, which unfolded
within the framework of socio-political development and scientific and educational institutions and
performed a human-creating function in culture, was characterized by a tendency to create a “philosophy
of upbringing and education”, which became the background for pedagogical constructions of our
time. On this basis, the most important constants of the development of education of this period are
determined, which have heuristic significance and are in many respects consonant with modern educational
transformations, which require a comprehensive understanding, primarily from the standpoint of
pedagogical anthropology.