Abstract
The content of this article is a study of the moral and legal aspects of the philosophical discourse of Russian aggression against Ukraine as a subject of practical philosophy, in particular the philosophy of law. The concept of discourse is applied in the paradigm of argumentative dialogue of communicative philosophy. The study shows the affinity of the modern socio-political regime of Russia with german national socialism, notes the postmodern nature of the ideological support of its legitimacy, when various ideological means are used to preserve power: eurasianism, orthodoxy, nazism, fascism, communism, a mixture of archaic worldviews and practices. Associated with postmodernism, the situation of post-truth and post-morality leads to the moral-ethical and legal degradation of Russian society. The aggressive ideology and policy of Russian imperialism has its moral and psychological justification in the resentment associated with Russia’s permanent lag in the modernization of economic and socio-political institutions. Resentment is compensated by hybris, which forms the socio-psychological foundation of “Russian world” – the ideology of Russia’s aggressive imperialist policy. The text also updates the controversy with Jürgen Habermas, in particular, criticizes his concept of negotiations, which actually ignores the legitimate interests of Ukraine. Emphasizing the limitations of the appeal to negotiations and the necessity of resistance to the Russian aggressors, the illegitimacy of denying the heuristic possibilities of the communicative paradigm in modern practical philosophy, in particular the ethics of discourse, is noted. Conclusion: by defending their country, Ukrainians are defending the freedom of Europe and universal values, therefore Ukraine must not only “not lose in this war,” Ukraine must win.
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