Philosophical comprehension of the nature-human harmony in the context of modern sustainable development of society

Abstract

Relevance. The scientific and technological development of society made modern people believe in the possibility of conquering nature by the power of reason. Modern society feels the unattainability of this goal: anthropocentrism cannot cope with climate change and natural disasters. The comprehension of the harmony between nature and man becomes topical.Purpose. The study aims to determine the specifics of philosophical comprehension of the harmony of nature and man in modern society.Methodology. To achieve the goal, the historical-philosophical method is used (with its help the development of the discourse on the harmony of nature from Antiquity to modernity is traced), the historical-comparative method (to find the differences between pantheism and environmentalism) and others.Results. The doctrine of philosophers devoted to the theme of harmony between man and nature is considered in the article, and their distinctive features are highlighted. It is determined that in modern societies the search for harmony between nature and man plays the role of basic ideology, which displaces anthropocentrism. Eco-philosophy emerges from pantheism but has unique features: political projectivity, preventiveness, ethical turn of ontology, and reactionism. Modern sustainable development societies feel the connection of three phenomena: human, nature, and security. It is existential challenges that motivate them to �green reforms�. Ancient societies, on the other hand, felt either indifference to nature (the Middle Ages) or non-committal admiration (Antiquity). Early modernity proceeded from an anthropocentric basic attitude, which predetermined the acuteness of environmental challenges of modernity.Conclusions. The study can be used for historical and philosophical research on the topic of eco-philosophy, as well as for comprehension of modern trends in Western philosophical thought. The results of the study can also be used as a philosophical basis for the implementation of environmental, enlightenment and educational projects.