Philosophy Of Culture Research Articles

On the eve of the “Philosophy of Symbolic Forms”: Cassirer and Hegel

AbstractThis paper aims at focusing on Cassirer's relationship with Hegel during the crucial period when Cassirer is outlining and completing the Philosophy of Symbolic Forms in the early 1920s. The main thesis is that Cassirer has never abandoned his original Neo‐Kantian approach, despite the fact that it has been enriched within the perspective of a philosophy of culture indebted to some extent also to Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. However, Cassirer maintains that Kant's critical idealism must be contrasted with Hegel's absolute idealism, keeping thereby open the process of the spirit that cannot close itself in a definitive logical structure. This critical stance is shared by some contemporaries of Cassirer such as Dilthey, Windelband, and above all Natorp. We have thus to read Cassirer's project against the historical backdrop of the ‘Hegel‐Renaissance’ in Germany, a circumstance that, according to the author, can contribute to a more adequate understanding of Cassirer's opus magnum.

Optimising Flood Risk Reduction in Bali's Provincial Government Center through Cultural Philosophy Approach and GIS-based Conservation of Infiltration Wells

Bali's administrative center, Renon Village, faces an increased risk of flooding due to land cover change. Conservation is needed to reduce this risk by improving water infiltration capacity. Infiltration wells are a solution to increase infiltration capacity. The Tri Hita Karana concept approach, especially Palemahan, in Balinese culture is adopted to implement infiltration well conservation with the support of GIS technology and by flood regulations and infiltration wells. The analysis showed that with a land area of 100 m2, the dimensions of the infiltration well were obtained in diameter of 1 m, and a depth of 2 m with a total of 2 pieces could absorb 2.46 m3 of rainwater. The application of infiltration wells in the study area can reduce the discharge and volume of flood peaks of 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, 25 years, 50 years, 100 years, and 200-year flood peaks, effectively reducing from 8.61% to 31.24%. This research supports the planning of sustainable drainage with a Low Impact Development approach. In addition, the construction of infiltration wells also contributes to preserving water conservation and applying green buildings that are environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

“Text of Culture” as a Category of Cultural Philosophy: from Semiotic Theory to Research Practice

Introduction. Culture manifests itself in texts, one “reads” them, communicates with them. This communication takes place with varying degrees of competence; a high degree of competence is a necessary requirement for “reading” a cultural text in research practice. The article presents a metatheoretical construction on the basis of the analysis of the semiotic theory of the “text of culture” of the Tartu-Moscow school. The aim of the analysis is to develop a cultural-philosophical research practice. The author addresses the following tasks: justification of the necessity of metatheoretical constructions around Lotman's semiotics of culture; categorisation of the “text of culture”; characterisation of the semiosis of the “text of culture” as the necessary generation of the metatext; outlining the principles of research "reading" of the “text of culture”. The article is of a theoretical and methodological character.Methodology and sources. The methodological basis of the research is the traditions of Russian cultural semiotics and the Tartu-Moscow semiotic school. The main parameters for the selection of scientific publications: the degree of semiotic problematization of the cultural text; the possibility of explicating the concepts being sought; the perspective of meta-theoretical constructions.Results and discussion. The study allows us to formulate theoretical and methodological conclusions. The necessity of developing semiotics of culture in the Tartu-Moscow school is justified by the increasing complexity of modern culture as an open dynamic system, and by the un-realized methodological purpose of the institution. The “text of culture” is the most important notion of cultural-philosophical research. Its necessary categorization opens perspectives for the development of procedures of semiotic analysis of artifact as the “text of culture”, and for the interpretation of its semiosis, taking into account the mechanisms of functioning of immanent structures. The most important direction of cultural-philosophical analysis of the cultural text is its semiosis, which is treated as the sign functioning of the artifact-text within the boundaries of an open system that is culture as “one”.Conclusion. Principle aspects of the proposed cultural-philosophical practice: 1) the categorical system of semiotics of culture has to include the position of “text of culture” which fixes genetic relationship of text and culture; 2) “semiosis” of artifact as “text of culture” naturally generates metatextual space of culture as a result of systems openness within the borders of culture as “the one”.

Media Development for Karawo Motif Design Using Genetic Algorithm Based on Gorontalo Regional Culture

The lack of karawo motif designs with a Gorontalo regional cultural philosophy causes karawo artisans to lack ideas to design karawo motifs in various design variations. One solution to overcome this is to create a media that can make several variations of the karawo motif design. The method used is an experimental method that consists of (1) preparing image data, (2) making geometric transformations, (3) developing a system using genetic algorithms, (4) implementation, (5) testing system, and Analyze media effectiveness. The drafting system is carried out using one image data, two image data, and three karawo motif image data. These data are then subjected to geometric transformations such as 450 rotation, horizontal flip, and vertical flip. Furthermore, the selection of transformation treatments is carried out by optimizing the fitness function in the genetic algorithm. Testing of the karawo motif arrangement system was carried out on one image data, two image data, and three image data. The N-Gain statistical analysis results from the initial trials and extended trials revealed percentages of 66.9% and 73%, respectively. These figures indicate the effectiveness of the developed media in enhancing the skills and knowledge of artisans in creating karawo motif designs.

On Human and Culture in the N. Berdyaev’s Philosophy of History

The article examines the philosophical-historical concept of N. A. Berdyaev as raising questions regarding man and his historical existence. This concept is revealed as a religious interpretation of the philosophy of history. In the context of the philosophical-historical interpretation of the meaning of human existence, the ideas of the philosophy of culture find their refraction. The emphasis is on the category of ‘historical’ as a special reality that cannot be divided into material and spiritual. The philosophy of history of N. Berdyaev, focused on understanding the individual fate, the fate of man, appears as the metaphysics of history. Importance is given to culture, which in the understanding of the philosopher is ahistorical, supra-historical, and this is its meaning, internal harmony with genuine existence.

Manipulation of the Viewer's Consciousness Through a Movie Series as a Vivid Attribute of Mass Culture

Relevance. This article examines the multifaceted influence of a cinematic work on the real life of the viewer. It is impossible to imagine your leisure time without watching any movie or TV series today. Our research focuses on the fact that the whole cinema is not only entertainment, it has a serious impact on the human psyche. At the time of such leisure, a person acquires certain value orientations, social attitudes and interests are formed, life plans and behaviors are constructed. The purpose is to assess the degree of influence of film serials on mass consciousness in modern society. Objectives: to analyze a modern multi-part cinematic work from the point of view of the formation of moral values among the younger generation; to characterize the phenomenon of a film series as a multi-part cinematic work; to characterize the phenomenon of the film series as an element of mass culture; to assess the influence of mass culture on the viewer's consciousness; to consider the phenomenon of a television series as a means of psychological influence on the recipient, and to determine the psychological mechanisms used by the communicator. Methodology. In the process of working on the study, mainly structural-diachronic, historical-biographical, hermeneutic methods, and the method of system analysis were used. Results. The results they can be used in the course of the educational process when considering issues in various courses on anthropology, philosophy of history, philosophy of culture, etc. Conclusions. In the course of the study , the following conclusions were made: watching multi-part cinematic works gives young people an idea of certain types of human behavior in society; a multi-part cinematic work or a multi-part film, we can say that this type of spectacle became the basis for the creation of a film series, its predecessor, which is why now the series is defined through the concept of a TV movie; a television series is one of the means of psychological influence through the techniques of compensatrony, identity, adaptation and counter-adaptation.

Russian Philosophical and Cultural Studies at the University: Concept and Model of Institutionalization

The article presents the author’s concept of institutionalization of Russian philosophical and cultural research at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). The peculiarities of its creation and implementation are set by the direction of development, which characterizes the process of transformation of Russian universities into world-class project-research universities. The Institute is an innovative interdisciplinary project, which comprehensively carries out both fundamental research, expert-analytical, project-educational work, and educational activities in the broad subject area of Russian humanities research. This article introduces the scientific community to the main goals and objectives of a large institutional project in the field of research on the intellectual history of Russia, modern Russian studies, philosophy of Russian history and culture, philosophy of Russian literature and art, as well as the forms and directions of work and thematic content of the planned research center. In the medium term, the projected Institute is positioned as a scientific and expert-analytical platform, forming actual knowledge about Russia and influencing the intellectual process in Russia and abroad. It acts as a significant link in the scientific and educational ecosystem of a modern university, an example of which is the National Research University Higher School of Economics. The planned theoretical result, on the one hand, is the development of new methodological approaches in the study of spiritual, cultural and intellectual heritage of Russia, on the other hand – the enrichment of the tools of philosophy and cultural studies in their interaction with the methodology of other humanities. Justifying the practical significance of the project, the author believes that such an organizational model allows combining the academic level of research in the cultural history of Russia and the history of thought with the analysis and expertise of current socio-cultural processes and value transformations taking place in Russian society.

Methodological basis for studying the ethical component of the Buddhist creed

The subject of the study is a methodological toolkit for a comprehensive study of ethical ideas contained in the creed of traditional Russian Buddhists — Kalmyks, Buryats, Tuvans, Altaians. The purpose of this study is to substantiate philosophical understanding of the ethical component of the text “Refuge”, recited by traditional Buddhists of Russia. The choice of methodological approaches, principles and methods is determined by the philosophical orientalist paradigm, when Buddhist materials are considered in their integrity, in their inextricable connection with human and culture. Important addition is taking into account ideas of Buddhologist O. O. Rosenberg, who advocated the study of the “living” tradition of Buddhism. The novelty of the study lies in substantiation that a holistic understanding of the ethical component of the Russian Buddhists' creed can be obtained by combining three approaches: philosophy of culture, philosophy of religion, and philosophical anthropology. Philosophical cultural dimension will allow focusing on categories of Buddhist ethics set out in the text “Refuge” and taking into account comments of Buddhist authors in accordance with the principle of “cognitive modesty” of intercultural philosophy. The philosophical religious approach allows to consider the ethical component of the text “Refuge” in a soteriological context and show its place in the Buddhist religious complex. Philosophical anthropology will make it possible to identify the probable subjective meaning of the ethical component of the text “Refuge” for Buddhists. Such a comprehensive philosophical analysis of Russian Buddhists' creed will lead to the discovery of the foundations of their spiritual and moral values.

Visual metaphor of sadness in poetry comics: a socio-cognitive perspective.

Earlier literature on conceptual metaphor studies has extensively examined verbal metaphors of sadness in different text types and with cultural variations. However, there has been by far limited research on the visual metaphor of sadness. Adopting a socio-cognitive perspective, this study investigates the conceptual metaphor of sadness in the exemplary case of Chinese poetry comics drawn by Cai Zhizhong. The findings reveal that (1) BEING SAD IS BEING CONFRONTED WITH NATURAL FORCE and BEING SAD IS BEING PHYSICALLY ISOLATED are the two most frequently occurring visual metaphors across the panels; (2) all the visual metaphors at play can be explained according to the conceptual metaphor theory; (3) SADNESS IS BITTERSWEET FOOD OR DRINK and BEING SAD IS BEING PHYSICALLY ISOLATED are two additional kinds of sadness metaphors identified; and (4) the visual metaphors of sadness with Chinese cultural variations are rooted in mainstream Chinese cultural philosophies in the relevant period of history. The article also discusses the underlying mechanisms of the investigated visual metaphors in the Chinese culture by unveiling three cultural characteristics in the particular context.

Continuing Bonds in the Existential, Phenomenological, and Cultural Study of Grief: Prolegomena.

The essay makes the case that continuing bonds is a useful perspective for bereavement studies based in existential, phenomenological, and cultural philosophy. First, the idea of continuing bonds has explanatory power for many phenomena in individual and family grief and in the multiple interactions between individual/family grief and larger social/cultural dynamics. Second, in the study of continuing bonds we find concepts that are akin to those in phenomenology and existentialism. Using some of my own scholarship and the scholarship of many others, the essay is structured by themes Edith Marie Steffen and I found in our 2018 anthology on developments in the continuing bonds model in the two decades after it was introduced: Continuing bonds (1) are inter-subjective, (2) are central in constructing meaning, (3) raise questions about the ontological status of our interactions with the dead, and (4) are best understood within their cultural setting.

Nishitani Keiji’s Philosophy of Culture: The Existential Interpretation of Myth, the Overcoming of Nihilism, and the Future of Humanity

Nishitani Keiji’s Philosophy of Culture: The Existential Interpretation of Myth, the Overcoming of Nihilism, and the Future of Humanity

Filosofi Canang Sari Sebagai Simbol Padma Astadala

"Canang Sari," a distinctive flower offering in Balinese culture, holds profound significance as a symbol of Padma Asta Dala. Within the concept of Padma Asta Dala, each petal of the lotus represents essential aspects in the pursuit of spiritual balance. This article elaborates on the close relationship between Canang Sari and this concept, revealing how the arrangement and elements of Canang Sari reflect the symbolism of Dharma (duty), Adharma (disobedience), Lobha (greed), and Parama (perfection). Canang Sari serves as a potent visual reflection of life philosophy and spiritual quest in Balinese culture. This study employs qualitative observation and document analysis, with the author immersing themselves in the field. Through Canang Sari, the Balinese community immortalizes and celebrates harmony between humans, nature, and the divine. This article provides insights into the symbolic and practical significance of Canang Sari as a representation of the Padma Asta Dala concept in daily Balinese life. Despite the passage of time, Canang Sari remains a robust cultural symbol. As a manifestation of Padma Asta Dala, Canang Sari guides the Balinese people in seeking life harmony, conquering emotional challenges, and attaining inner peace. In every carefully arranged flower and leaf, a deeper spiritual message is unveiled, uniting nature, spirit, and the divine. Canang Sari not only adorns the corners of sacred places but also radiates symbolic meaning, teaching that balance is the key to achieving perfection in the spiritual journey.

Toward an ecological civilization: Exploring changes in China's land use policy over the past 35 years using text mining

Exploring multi-goal sustainable development paths is a global concern. To date, little is known about the characteristics of and logic behind the evolution of China's land use policies (LUPs), especially when they are linked to China's governance philosophy of an ecological civilization (EC). An EC is a unique development concept in China that emphasizes human-nature coexistence alongside economic progress. Therefore, we examine the evolutionary process of China's LUPs in the context of an EC. We identify meaningful shifts that have occurred in those policies, as well as reveal the logic behind the changes. Based on staged text mining of 220 national LUPs initiated in China between 1986 and 2021, by disclosing the changes in the number, foci, goals, concepts, measures, and reform methods of LUPs, this paper provides an overview and four-dimensional deconstruction of the country's LUP evolution in the context of an EC. Three major findings emerge from text mining. First, China's LUP has evolved through three stages, with modifications in the number, dominant foci, and themes of the policies across each stage. Second, comprehensive and significant alterations have transpired in the orientation, goals, concepts, measures, and reform approaches of the policies. Third, the transformation in LUP has transpired centering on four dimensions: improving economic efficiency; balancing production, living, and ecology; promoting social equity; and conserving ecology. These four aspects accord with four governance concepts of an EC—efficient development, symbiosis of humans and nature, social harmony, and green development. We also discuss how China's LUP evolution offers a valuable case for exploring sustainable development at a global level.

The trends of the cultural studies development in the modern conditions: the case of Ukraine

The trends of cultural studies development in current conditions are analyzed in the article, with the case of Ukraine serving as an example. Cultural studies are gradually being transformed from an abstract sphere of philosophizing into a scientifically significant field. This transformation is supported by the review of candidate and doctoral dissertations, which demonstrate a shift towards applied science. The research in cultural studies adequately reflects the particularity of the current state of scientific practice, characterized by interdisciplinarity that significantly expands its potential for a flexible understanding of cultural practices. This transformation is driven by objective reasons, as the network of educational institutions, creative teams, concert venues, and other organizations in the field of music is the most extensive. It is asserted that cultural mentality, like any other type of mentality, is based on archetypes and embodied in myths. Cultural myths appeal to larger social mythological systems, leading to the transformation of cultural studies into the meaning of culture, which carries the imprint of corresponding chronotopes and worldviews. The current project is rooted in the idea of a total synthesis of cultures based on universals. In contrast, the postmodern project is motivated by the idea of deconstruction and the rhetoric of differences. Consequently, universalistic cultural studies tend to integrate various disciplines at the methodological level and aim to model the totality of world culture. On the other hand, particularistic cultural studies tend to reduce cultural studies to one of the components of cultural studies (typically aesthetics and art studies) at the methodological and subject levels, focusing on the investigation of individual components (genres, styles, ethnicities) of the phenomenon under study. The roots of cultural axiology can be traced back to the archetypal matrix of Greek-Orthodox thinking. It has provided strong traditions of cultural philosophy and its axiological reflection in Ukrainian humanistic thought. The traditional understanding of culture in Ukraine is deeply symbolic, axiological, and sacred.

Open Sesame! The Magical Words of the World of Meaning of Human Beings: Dialectical Harmony of the Symbolical Forms

Ernst Cassirer made an original contribution to twentieth century philosophy with his genuine series of the Philosophy of Symbolic Forms. Cassirer evaluates the various moments of culture from an integral perspective in this multi-faceted study that covers the symbolic dimension of human communication and interaction with the world. Cassirer's contribution to the philosophical agenda was reinforced by the works An Essay on Man and The Myth of the State, published posthumously. These latter works, however, go beyond mere repetition and summary of Cassirer's thought. Particularly, The Myth of the State is important to confront a problem left open by Cassirer's integral philosophy of culture; the return of myth that consolidates contemporary political thought and action. Cassirer defines culture as the progressive process of human emancipation; analyzes the elements of culture in dialectical harmony, without reducing one to the other. It is doubtful that a metaphysics of culture will eliminate existing problems, but a philosophical framework that will offer an integral view of culture is still a current need. Although Cassirer presents such a framework, it triggers a series of questions waiting to be resolved within itself. In this study, first, the aspects of Cassirer's philosophy of culture that give the opportunity to comprehend the various dimensions of the human beings’ world of meaning will be discussed in detail. Then, it will be tried to describe the depth and limit of the original cultural analysis revealed by this systematic approach to update itself in the face of a historical problem. Within the first half of the twentieth century, totalitarianism, as an experience that completely shook the world of meaning of the West, documented the violence and destruction of the culture's transformation into cult. Thus, the challenge concerning Cassirer's assumption of dialectical harmony of symbolic forms that move culture raises the need for a political horizon. Although The Myth of State has tried to present this necessary complementary horizon of interpretation, it is far from the comprehensive dimension offered by the critical philosophical interventions bolstered mainly by Cassirer’s thought.

Enhancing the resilience of the orphans using the Ubuntu philosophy: A case of Marange community in Zimbabwe

The aim of the study was to enhance resilience among the orphans using the Ubuntu philosophy. The study adopted the descriptive design as it allowed the participants to describe felt distress. The study population was drawn from Marange district in Manicaland province in Zimbabwe. Purposive sampling technique was used in the study. The auto biological questionnaire was used to elicit the participants’ information. The provided information included the participants’ age, sex and orphan hood status as either double or single orphaned. A sample size of 15 participants was determined by the saturation level which occurred when similar responses were repeated by the participants. Data were collected using semi- structured interview questions and content data analysis was used. The community members served as protection factors against challenges experienced by the orphans. The shared cultural philosophy of Ubuntu invigorates the sense of belonging and confidence among the orphans.
 How to cite this article using ASWNet styleKwembeya M. (2023). Enhancing the resilience of the orphans using the Ubuntu philosophy: A case of Marange community in Zimbabwe. People centred – The Journal of Development Administration (JDA), 8(3), 50-58. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jda.v8i3.1
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Philosophy of Culture on the Philosophy of Modern Education in China

In Chinese philosophy, modern processes of searching for the fundamental values of the renewed strategies of education are based upon traditional Confucian approaches as well as upon recent borrowings from Western philosophy. The concept of philosophical dialogue is one example of these borrowings, adopted and radically changed following traditional Chinese logic. Such transformation means adapting the theoretical model of Socrates’ dialogue into Confucian dialogue, the term coined by Chinese authors. This paper considers Chinese developments in the philosophy of culture and aims to specify the ways of such adaptation as applicable to the philosophy of education. The goals of the study are 1) to identify and describe relevant Chinese literature on the subject; 2) to compare its interpretations by Chinese and Russian philosophers; 3) to specify key differences in interpretations of dialogue as educational method. Investigating the issue through philosophical and cultural lens, incorporating the standpoint of modern comparative studies, as well as the critical analysis of the logic of those theories in their historical and cultural context by means of the hermeneutic approach makes it possible for Chinese authors to focus on the cultural peculiarities of the Chinese way of thinking and to identify the correlation between the Western concept way of thinking and the concept of Chinese logic. This study analyzes the works of modern Chinese philosophers specializing in the specific cultural character of China through the prism of the philosophy of education. The paper concludes that in Chinese logic technical (in the Western understanding regarded as cognitive and formal logical) methods are inferior to ethical and social value orientations. Another finding is that Chinese authors tend to consider Confucian logic as part of dialogue, and dialogue is viewed as a means of moral education. Methodologically this finding leads the author to suggest that the Chinese-specific way of thinking, its philosophical culture, cannot be fully perceived by utilizing comparison with analogous concepts of Western philosophical thought. It would be equally beneficial to compare the conceptual framework of the Chinese philosophy of education with the concepts borrowed from Western philosophy.

Representation of Historical Events and Realities in the Space of Virtualized Global Strategy Game Universes

The article explores the possibilities and prospects of using an audio visualized (multimedia) text, which, according to the author, is the phenomenon of a computer game (in particular, the genre of global strategy) to represent the historical process in the form of its simulation. The study aims to identify the possibilities and limitations of demonstrating elements of world-system analysis in the space of the game universe of global historical strategies. The goals are: 1) to analyze key aspects of virtualized game simulation in the form of global strategy; 2) to systematize characteristic features of the combination of scientific and subjective factors in game simulation; 3) to identify the influence of the cultural factor on creating virtual worlds in games; 4) to conduct case-studies considering games through the prism of the theoretical framework of game simulation. The study employs the historical-genetic method and discourse analysis. Axiological and anthropological approaches are used to find sociocultural specificities of game simulations by investigating their value orientations and practices in the game and in the community of gamers. The study specifies features of variable modelling on the example of game universes of Civilization, Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis etc. The results of the study include the analysis of 1) history reconstruction in global game strategies from the point of view of philosophy of culture; 2) game mechanics reflecting their creators’ and gamers’ personal features; 3) creating cultural landscape in global simulation games. The author suggests that modern global strategies is not only a kind of virtual entertainment and cybertext, but also a means of reliving the historical narrative when mass consciousness can explore alternative history. This approach makes way for spreading historical knowledge via historical simulation.

The wounds of war and the scars of culture: Simone Weil and René Girard on the symmetry of violence

The philosophical discourses of violence developed in the 20th century can be grasped in two fundamental paradigms: the paradigm of force (Simone Weil) and the paradigm of domination (Horkheimer and Adorno). This article aims at situating René Girard’s theory of the culture within the paradigm of violence as an immediate force, stemming from Simone Weil’s phenomenological description of force in The Iliad. Simone Weil can be read as a model for modern reflection on violence in different ways. One of them can be identifying her interpretation of The Iliad as a starting point for the critique or even unmasking of blind reifying violence through the philosophy of culture: an example of this kind of translation can be found in Girard and his analyses of the figure of the scapegoat and rituals of violence, (sanctioned within myth), transferring violence into a sacral sphere. The pivotal point of the comparison is the concept of kydos, “the triumphant fascination of superior violence,” developed by Girard in Violence and the Sacred. The Greek term, which connects violence, understood in the mode of immediate force, with the magical and sacral dimension, serves as a key concept for comparison of the two thinkers’ conceptualizations of force. It allows interpretation of the conceptual tenets of Girardian theory, such as unanimity, symmetry, mimesis, and myth in the light of the key concepts of Weil, such as reification, symmetry, unawareness, and the blind mechanism of force. It also allows us to point out the discrepancies between the two conceptualizations (above all, the tensions between the rationality and irrationality of violence) and to grasp Girard’s theory as a philosophical commentary on Weil’s insights. This is going to fill a space on the map of modern discourses of violence.

Активне дозвілля і його організація: історичний контекст

With the development of technology, a phenomenon related to the availability of time for spending leisure time on a large scale appeared. This created a new social problem that forced many countries to pay attention to this category of life. At the same time, it turned out that the nature of any performed work has a negative effect on a person, which must be compensated during active leisure time. The goal is to reveal the genesis of the leisure sphere in the social activities of various categories of people. Methods. We applied the analysis of scientific literature in the areas of: pedagogy, philosophy of culture, physical culture, pedagogical hermeneutics, science methodology, innovation, system analysis, pedagogical synergy, and, accordingly, ways of implementing a comprehensive approach in the organization of active leisure. In accordance with the ideas of knowledge transfer and their pedagogical integration, approaches, visions and strategies characteristic of psychology, pedagogical and philosophical anthropology were used. Six hundred families from different social groups (200 from each oblast of Halychyna – Ifano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Lviv) took part in the survey on forms of family leisure. Results. The conducted research made it possible to establish both wave-like (the period of ancient Greek culture, the Middle Ages, the renaissance era, the transition to industrial and postindustrial society), and ideologically distorted (the times of Communo- Bolshevism) periods of organizing and conducting active leisure among children, youth and adults. Conclusion. The rational organization of «free time» and its use were already relevant in the times of ancient Greece. After some decline in the Middle Ages, it was time to revive the culture of leisure, its active forms (games, sports, active tourism) were updated. At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, Western European traditions of active leisure activities spread to the territory of Galicia. In the days of Communist Bolshevism, active leisure time was ideologized by the misanthropic imperial system. Currently, despite the attractiveness of telecommunications and social networks, active leisure time is gradually gaining popularity and new content among children, young people, and adults.