Volkovynskyi S. Philosophy of Nature in the System of Modern Knowledge

The dissertation is devoted to the philosophy of the nature in system of modern knowledge, its need and a place among other sciences is considered. It is defined that the modern philosophy of the nature is philosophical consideration of understanding of the nature and judgement of practical experience its development in various ontologic, methodological, axiological and world outlook contexts. It is found out, that the basic idea of the new philosophy of the nature is its understanding as philosophy practical, called to give a direction and valuable bases of human activity in relation to the natural world. The modern philosophy of the nature acts as practical philosophy which is capable to give concrete ways and methods concerning overcoming global ecological crisis Originality of modern philosophy of the nature consists that the philosophy of the nature, unlike ethical concepts, is directed on judgement of the standard and cultural practical imperatives of activity, that indirectly induces the person to self-determination concerning these imperatives. The purpose of modern philosophy of the nature is harmonization of mutual relations in system "human-nature", on the basis of uniqueness of a place of the human at the nature as the person is capable to incur the responsibility for life.