THE RELEVANCE OF THE THEME OF SELF-EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the relevance of the topic of self-education in diff erent his-torical periods on the basis of comprehension of ideas about the essence, goals, and meanings of self-education in foreign and domestic philosophical thought. It is revealed that the relevance of the theme of self-education is con-nected with the diff erence in the ways (or aspects) of its problematization in diff erent periods of the history of so-ciety and culture. The philosophical heritage diff erently presents the content characteristics of self-education, which act as interrelated and complementary processes of human identity. Thus, the need for self-knowledge, which has arisen since antiquity, is actualized at all times. On this basis, starting from the New Age, the processes of self-de-velopment, self-education, self-determination, etc. are realized. The study of self-education in historical dynamics shows that self-education is aimed at self-improvement, which was understood diff erently in each period of history. It contains the possibilities of sustainable being oneself.