On December 6, the International Scientific and Practical Conference «Hryhorii Skovoroda – Ukrainian philosopher-mystic, theologian, poet and teacher» was opened in the Assembly Hall of the Lviv Polytechnic main building. The participants of the conference analyzed the philosophical, theological and pedagogical views of Hryhorii Skovoroda, the moral and ethical issues of his creative heritage, and discussed the uniqueness of this outstanding Ukrainian.
Professor Petro Sikorskyi, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, honorary academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, chairman of the All-Ukrainian Society «Ridna shkola» opened the event. He noted that we can hold the conference today thanks to our Armed Forces, which are liberating Ukrainian land, and also emphasized the importance of commemorating Hryhorii Skovoroda.
Professor Vasyl Kremen – President of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Philosophy, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine addressed the audience with a welcome speech.
«The 300th anniversary of Hryhorii Skovoroda is a great opportunity to once again remember his personality. His «philosophy of the heart» reveals the essence of the Ukrainian nation, which has never tried to conquer a foreign land, to enslave a foreign people. Therefore, the most important thing we have to do today is to use the ideas and views of Hryhorii Skovoroda as much as possible in order to form an educated, moral, and highly spiritual country».
Oleh Paska, Director of the Department of Education and Science, Lviv Regional Military Administration, emphasized that Skovoroda’s philosophy testifies primarily to spirituality, creativity, and knowledge. This is what the philosopher attached the greatest importance to.
