Peregrination in the life and outlook of Hr. S. Skovoroda and Reverend Paisius Velichkovsky

Keywords: Hr. S. Skovoroda, St. Paisius Velichkovsky, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, peregrination, cordocentrism, blood-brother, brotherhood, asceticism

Abstract

The article is devoted to the 300th anniversary of the birth of Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda and Rev. Paisius Velichkovsky. The article proposes to focus attention on a comparative analysis of the reasons that prompted the peregrination of Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda and Rev. Paisius Velichkovsky, in the context of the cordocentric direction of the teachings of each of them, as well as the impact of the peregrination on their future fate and worldview.

Author Biography

Olena Velychko, O. Bogomolets National Medical University

PhD. in Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Bioethics and History of Medicine

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Published
2023-11-27
How to Cite
Velychko, O. (2023). Peregrination in the life and outlook of Hr. S. Skovoroda and Reverend Paisius Velichkovsky. IDEAS. PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL. SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC ISSUES, (1(21)-2(22), 9-29. https://doi.org/10.34017/1313-9703-2023-1(21)-2(22)-9-29
Section
History of Philosophy