Shapoval O. Existential Tendencies of Ukrainian Culture in European Context.

The object of study is еxistential tendencies of Ukrainian Culture in professional philosophy, literature, education and terminology. The aim is philosophical realizing of the formation process and existential functioning thinking in Ukraine on the basis of compartment with European tradition . Methods are structure-functional analyses, hermeneutics, principles of comparativeness, general scientific methods of objectivity, pluralism and cognitive method approach. In thesis the conception of conversational and existential nature of Ukrainian philosophical reflections obtained further development. Analysis of language conceptions of Ukrainian philosophers is carried out and their influence on the P.Florensky’s term conception and Ukrainian terminographical practices of 1920-30’s are demonstrated..Accordingly, the contents and theoretical-methodological background of the notion of “existence” are given a more precise definition. The practical significance of the work. Educational strategies based onsuch philosophical-methodological principles of information compacting in education as a dialogue interaction, and the concepts of integrity are proposed. Thus it becomes possible to solve practical problems of the educational process harmonization, especially those connected with the perspectives of national self-consciousness development. The application sphere is scientifically-teaching activity, Ukrainian study, philosophy of culture.