THE RELEVANCE OF SKOVORODA'S ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: SKOVORODA'S DISCUSSION OF REAL HAPPINESS

ACADEMIC LIFE. FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF HRYHORII SAVYCH SKOVORODA

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26565/2226-0994-2022-67-10

Keywords:

Skovoroda, happiness, eudaemonism, hedonism, argumentation

Abstract

The article analyzes the ethical work of H. Skovoroda's "A Conversation Among Five Travelers Concerning Life's True Happiness" from the standpoint of systematic analytical philosophy. Skovoroda's innovative arguments are defined, in particular regarding the criticism of materialistic hedonism. The significant stylistic difference between the philosophical and theological parts of Skovoroda's text is emphasized. The peculiarities of his philosophical arguments and dogmatic preaching of Christian eudaimonism are highlighted.

Author Biography

  • Christoph Lumer, University of Siena, Italy

    Christoph Lumer

    Full professor (“professore ordinario”) of Moral Philosophy

    University of Siena, Italy

References

Skovoroda, Hryhorii. (2005). A Conversation Among Five Travelers Concerning Life’s True Happiness. Journal of Ukrainian Studies 30.1 (Summer 2005): 1-45. URL: http://sites.utoronto.ca/elul/English/218/Skovoroda-travellers.pdf

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2022-12-26

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No. 67 (2022)

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Miscellaneous

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THE RELEVANCE OF SKOVORODA’S ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: SKOVORODA’S DISCUSSION OF REAL HAPPINESS : ACADEMIC LIFE. FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF HRYHORII SAVYCH SKOVORODA. (2022). The Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Series Philosophy. Philosophical Peripeteias, 67, 87-91. https://doi.org/10.26565/2226-0994-2022-67-10