СПЕЦИФІКА НАУКИ В КОНТЕКСТІ ЇЇ МОРАЛЬНОГО ВИМІРУ (ЦИВІЛІЗАЦІЙНИЙ АСПЕКТ)

Introduction. The relevance of the research is determined by the ambivalence of applying scientific knowledge, which can bring humanitygood and great harm. However, the issue is not science or scientific knowledge itself, but in whose hands it is, what social interests arebehind it, what social and state structures direct its development, and according to which values. That is, the answer to the questions of thestrategic development of science must certainly lie in its value, and moral dimension. The aim and tasks are a study of the specifics ofscience in the context of its moral dimension in the conditions of modern civilizational progress of mankind. Research methods. Themethodological strategy of the research is based on socio-cultural, cultural-historical, systemic, and comparative methodologicalapproaches in their dialectical unity. Research results. It is important that science, as a part of the culture, is guided by socio-culturalvalues in its development and does not lose touch with the real history of society. The problem of the relationship between science andmorality is correlated with the relationship between science and practical activity. This problem also actualizes the social responsibilityrequirement of the scientific community not only for the direct result of the research but also for its practical use in various subsystems ofsociety and social life. Science needs social control to be oriented to the service of social progress because, beyond social and moral use,scientific knowledge loses its cultural and humanistic dimension. Discussion. In the discussion, the author examines the issue of therelationship between science and religion, which is an important component of the issue of the relationship between science and morality.Conclusion. The main value criterion of modern scientific knowledge is the emphasis on the awareness of the socially significant limits oftheoretical research, supplementing it with cultural and ethical parameters and humanistic guidelines. The value imperative largelydetermines the specifics of the professional ethics of the scientist himself, in particular, it presents a number of requirements for the ethics ofthe process of scientific creativity and dictates some moral norms of the scientist's creative activity. It is worth remembering that science isnot an end in itself, it must serve man, his good. У статті проведено дослідження специфіки науки в контексті її морального виміру. Приймаючи думку, щонаукове знання в сучасному світі виступає головним фактором цивілізаційного розвитку, зокрема технологічного,здійснюючи у такий спосіб найбільший вплив на цивілізаційний вибір, автор досліджує залежність між специфікоюнаукового знання та соціокультурними наслідками його використання, визнаючи ключову роль морально-ціннісноговиміру науки. В контексті розкриття теми статті автор також розглядає питання співвідношення науки і релігії,яке є важливою складовою питання співвідношення науки та моралі