The problem of existential challenges of modern armed conflicts in the international philosophical, religious and medical discourses

Abstract

This research investigates the existential challenges of contemporary armed conflicts through the prism of an interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophy, religion, and medicine. The transformation of classical principles of bioethics under conditions of wartime resource scarcity is analyzed, in particular the phenomenon of "ethical narrowing”, the moral dilemmas of healthcare workers, and the tension between medical neutrality and national-patriotic imperatives. Special attention is paid to the phenomenon of moral injury as a spiritual-ethical and psychological consequence of war, which requires the integration of psychological, medical, and chaplaincy care. The author highlights the actualization of the problem of theodicy for religious medical practitioners, the socialization of the medical calling, and the eschatological worldview that emerges in wartime conditions. The necessity of interdisciplinary cooperation between medical professionals, psychologists, chaplains, and philosophers to provide comprehensive care for affected individuals is substantiated, practical models for integrating chaplaincy services into clinical practice are outlined, and the need to prepare future physicians to consider patients' spiritual needs in wartime is emphasized. The conclusion is made that the combination of philosophical, religious and medical approaches contributes to the preservation of human dignity, moral stability and integrity of the individual in the conditions of modern armed conflicts.