Korabljova V. Representation of the Idea of Generation in Sociocultural Contexts

The object of research is the cultural dimension of the phenomenon of generation, the basic modi of its representation in historical being of cultures. The aim is to conceptualize the phenomenon of generation within philosophical anthropology and philosophy of culture, basing on the complex analysis of its representations in different sociocultural contexts. The methods — the hermeneutical approach through the combination of philosophical and anthropological analysis of culture, cultural and historical analysis and the methodological strategies of modern sociocultural ecology of time. The theoretical results of the thesis and its novelty. For the first time in Ukrainian philosophy complex philosophical and anthropological analysis of the idea of generation in the field of culture, based on the author's methodological program, is carried out: the concept of generation as a cultural pattern for identifying individuals by the temporary and/or the patrimonial attribute is offered. Actualization and variability are inherent in this pattern. It is proved that generational attribute constitutes topi in the space of culture and it is a widespread cultural marker of these topi. The practical significance of the thesis lies in using its results in working out educational strategies, in the projects of cultural actions and publishing elaborations. The theoretical and methodological theses can be used in the further researches within philosophical anthropology and philosophy of culture, in academic process in teaching the appropriate courses, and also such disciplines, as social philosophy, history of philosophy, hermeneutics of culture etc.