Shelekhov Y. Charity as a socially-philosophical phenomenon

A research object is charity as difficult and multilevel phenomenon. A research purpose is opening of specific and functions of charity as the complex phenomenon which finds various displays in life of modern sociuma. Methods and research principles: dialectics, synergetics, fenomenologii, komparativistiki, obschelogicheskie methods of induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis and generalization of separate facts and information, structure and civilization approaches, content-analysis of publications and information of statistics, method of biographic and situatioonal analysis, method of the included supervision. The results of dissertation research allow to deepen understanding of the phenomenon of charity, estimate positive and negative influence on life of sociuma, to help in forming of public investment policy, and also consolidation and progressive development of Ukrainian society. The integral analysis of role and functions of the phenomenon of charity was first carried out in a context humanism and degumanistichnikh of social tendencies of contemporaneity; the new is offered eksplikaciya concepts "charity", lingvo-semantic copulas are set with concepts "philanthropy", "patronage" of art, "sponsion", "socially responsible business", "humanitarian help", "love", "altruism", "humanism", "mercy", "sympathy"; deep ukorenennost' is conceptually grounded deep ukorenennost' charity as the universal sociokul'turnogo phenomenon in a religious world view at the variety of its concrete confessional interpretations. The got results can become basis for subsequent research of ways of optimization of social introduction of the eleemosynary social programs on different levels. In addition, can be drawn on research results at teaching of philosophical, political and sociological disciplines, and also for drafting of the special courses, writing of textbooks and manuals, on social philosophy and ethics.