The article analyzes the philosophical and educational views of the Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda and substantiates that the thoughts of the light of Ukrainian spiritual history are a phenomenon of the national spirit of the Ukrainian people, its mentality and allow contemporaries to feel part of the centuries-old strong Ukrainian nation, awaken patriotism during the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. It has been established that the philosophical and educational teachings of Hryhorii Skovoroda are valuable when considering the problematic issues of modern domestic education and reveals the views of the educator-humanist regarding the theory of knowledge about three worlds and two natures, about the idea of "kinship", "philosophy of the heart", the problem of finding happiness and clarifies the content of this phenomenon
Hryhorii Skovoroda; philosophical and educational ideas; philosophy of education; national identity; patriotism
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