A historical and philosophical view on the fate of the humanities

Abstract

The modern world is extremely dynamic and changeable due to serious political, economic, and social pro-cesses that are changing the worldview. In this context, it is crucial to find a worldview foundation that willprevent the world from balancing on the edge of a tragic abyss, such as devaluation, aggression, and misan-thropy. We believe that this task should be addressed by the field of humanities. The goal is to create a sys-tem of values that allows individuals to remain human in any situation. It must be admitted that modern hu-manities are going through difficult times today: the devaluation of values, the disregard of human experi-ence, the priority of utilitarian values, etc. The great mission of the humanities is precisely to form a reverentattitude towards humanistic ideals and values that have been nurtured throughout the history of civilization. Itis clear that the humanities and the humanities-related sciences must address the challenge of constructing acultural and ideological code that will prevent humanity from falling into the abyss of spiritual emptiness andconsumerism. In this article, the author has attempted to conduct a historical and philosophical analysis of theconcepts, theories, and views related to the fate of the humanities, and to determine its role and significance atvarious historical crossroads. The author acknowledges that the proposed review is not comprehensive, butthe format of a scientific article does not allow for a fully comprehensive analysis. The author has focused onthose teachings that provide the highest level of illustration.