Tsoy T. Socio-anthropological foundations of environmental ethics

The analysis of environmental, scientific, natural, philosophical and ethical and socio-anthropological factors of ecological ethics is made in the dissertation. It highlights the philosophical and ideological and anthropological preconditions of becoming moral foundations of the ratio of "human-nature" which actually make ontological grounds of environmental ethics. We consider the relationship of classical (philosophical) ethics construction and such relatively new forms of it as environmental, which is currently very controversial issue. Importance of ecological necessity of modern scientific knowledge and consciousness of our contemporary is defined, as also the essence of the formulated procedures and ways and means of its adequate implementation. The work shows that in the process of social and historical progress of mankind, on the main stages (pre-industrial, industrial and postindustrial) somehow a clear options of correlations relations between human and conditions of its existence understanding, which has nowadays become the subject of anthropological research, ecology and environmental ethics. The study offers concrete measures to harmonize relations between man and nature in relation to social, environmental, moral and spiritual factors, formation of an acceptable options for eco-future of Ukraine is considered.