Martych R. The interpretation of essence of living in the Eastern patristic philosophy

The thesis is a philosophical and religious research of views on the essence of living in philosophy of representatives of Eastern patristic. Proved, the views on the essence of living of the Eastern Church Fathers in Christianity were formed on the basis of synthesis of ancient philosophy and biblical interpretation. Eastern patristic, based on the idea of living as the incarnation of the spirit, inspired, broadened the outlook of living things based on the distinguishing levels difficulty of vitality (Hryhorii Niskyi, Maksym Spovidnyk, Ioann Damaskin) and Christian hierarchy of living, putting at the top of it angels are developed first, however emphasizing domination of man over the earthly world of the living (Vasylii Velykyi, Dionysii Areopagit).