Philosophical and Ethical Problems of the Category “Life” in Michael Kozoris’s Novella “Chornohora Speaks”

Authors

  • Nina OSMAK National Pedagogical Dragomanov University
  • Svitlana BARABASH Bogomolets National Medical University
  • Tetiana BYKOVA National Pedagogical Dragomanov University
  • Tetiana KLEIMENOVA Oleksander Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University
  • Maryna KUSHNIEROVA Oleksandr Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v3i2.692

Keywords:

category, philosophy of existence, life, Hutsul region, harmony

Abstract

The article reveals the content of the philosophical and ethical category of “life” in the example of Mykhailo Kozoris’s novella “Chornohora Speaks”. Comprehending the categories of “life” and “death”, the writer in work by depicting the fate of the heroes proves that each of them understands the meaning of his existence in his own way. The heroes of the novella adhere to their own concept of life and strive to achieve world harmony, but the author takes the position that humans are doomed because he cannot predict the course of his existence. The writer reveals to the reader the unique world of Hutsul life, different from the realities of civilized society, but deduces the thesis that despite the unity with the natural world, the heroes do not achieve natural harmony.

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Author Biographies

Nina OSMAK, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University

PhD in Philology, Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Literature at National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Svitlana BARABASH, Bogomolets National Medical University

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor of language training at Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Tetiana BYKOVA, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University

PhD, Dr. of Science in Philology, Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Literature at National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Tetiana KLEIMENOVA, Oleksander Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University

PhD in Philology, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Ukrainian Language at Literature and Methods of Teaching at Oleksander Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University, Hlukhiv, Ukraine.

Maryna KUSHNIEROVA, Oleksandr Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University

PhD in Philology, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages and Teaching Methodology at Oleksandr Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University, Hlukhiv, Ukraine.

References

Kierkegaard, S. A. (1994). Naslajdenie i dolg (Pleasure and duty, in Rusian). Kyiv: AirLand.

Kozoris, M. (2013). Vybrane (Selection, in Ukrainian). Ivano-Frankivsk: Tipovit.

Schopenhauer, A. (1992). Myr kak volia y predstavlenye (The world as will and representation, in Russian). Moscow: Moscow Club.

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Published

2022-08-15

How to Cite

OSMAK, N., BARABASH, S., BYKOVA, T., KLEIMENOVA, T., & KUSHNIEROVA, M. (2022). Philosophical and Ethical Problems of the Category “Life” in Michael Kozoris’s Novella “Chornohora Speaks”. WISDOM, 3(2), 217–225. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v3i2.692

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): Special Issue: Philosophy of Language and Literature

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