FEATURES OF FORMING A HUMANISTIC WORLDVIEW IN STUDENTS OF THE UKRAINIAN STATE UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER MYKHAILO DRAHOMANOV IN THE PROCESS OF STUDYING ETHICAL AND AESTHETIC DISCIPLINES

Abstract

This article explores the formation of a humanistic worldview among students of higher education during wartime as a strategic task of the modern educational space. The existential crisis caused by war highlights the need for higher education to engage with fundamental domains of the humanities – ethics, aesthetics, philosophy, and the arts – as essential instruments for sustaining spiritual integrity, moral orientation, empathy, and trust in being. The analysis focuses on the conceptual foundations of contemporary humanism in Ukrainian philosophical discourse, particularly on the emergence of a renewed humanistic approach shaped by the experience of war as a response to the threat of dehumanization. The article outlines the role of the higher education system as a space for worldview stabilization and emphasizes the significance of the Department of Ethics and Aesthetics at Dragomanov Ukrainian State University as an institution that fosters axiological resilience, moral agency, critical thinking, and a culture of dialogue. It examines the structure and content of the department’s educational programs and teaching technologies, which are grounded in the principles of humanism and person-centeredness. Particular attention is paid to the importance of preserving the humanities core – especially ethics- and aesthetics-based disciplines – within higher education as a precondition for sustaining humanistic values, moral responsibility, and social solidarity both during the war and in the process of postwar recovery. The article concludes that cultivating a humanistic worldview in the modern university is not merely an academic priority but a civilizational imperative.