In Search of the Principles for Consolidating Ukraine in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

The article considers the key ideas of the book by P. Vodopianov and V. Krysachenko “The Strategy of Human Existence: From Apocalyptic to Noospheric Age” (2018) in the context of searching for the principles of consolidating Ukraine for achieving sustainable development goals. Emphasis is placed on the aspects that actualize the formation of a new attitude to nature, aimed at the survival of the mankind; overcoming the dangers and threats to modern society, which requires the improvement of each person and the world order as a whole. The article highlights the main ideas of the book, namely that of the significance of the latest worldview values for humanity and the idea of the expediency of choosing safe development strategies. In the context of the implementation of these ideas, it is emphasized that the authors have managed to analyze the worldviews and objective laws of nature, as well as the consequences of human activities that promote or hinder the movement of mankind towards self-destruction; explore different versions of the Apocalypse, main directions of economic, environmental, and energy security; justify the strategy for sustainable (sufficient) development. In this regard, it is shown that the elaboration of these problems carried out in the book led the author of the article to elaboration on applying the main ideas of the book to modern Ukraine, which has now entered the era of globalization. In particular, attention is focused on the achievements, difficulties and long-term tasks in solving the problem of sustainable (sufficient) development of modern Ukraine. It is concluded that this book contributes to the formation of modern global thinking, aimed at actualizing the importance of universal values and strategic and existential principles of the consolidation of humanity in general and Ukrainian society in particular.