ФОРМУВАННЯ ЕКОЛОГІЧНОЇ СВІДОМОСТІ ЯК ВІДПОВІДЬ НА ВИКЛИКИ СЬОГОДЕННЯ

Introduction. The challenges of the global order prove that it is environmental issues that demonstrate the level of self-awareness of bothsociety as a whole and the individual. The idea that the vital need of today is the formation of ecological consciousness and the need togreen all its other forms is substantiated in the works on the philosophical problems of ecology. The aim and tasks. The aim of this study isto identify the content of the phenomenon of ecological consciousness, as well as those transformations in culture and civilization thatprovoked the development of ecological philosophy. The aim and tasks. The theoretical foundations of the study are the works ofphilosophers and scientists who analyzed the transformations in European culture that changed man's attitude to nature. It will beappropriate to apply the method of comparative analysis, as well as system-logical and structural research methods. Research results. Theanalysis of the main causes of global problems requires a return to the times when philosophers and scientists began to cover thetransformations of society and the individual, which, they said, led to spirituality and practicality. The essence of modern world problemsmust be sought not in external factors, but in man. The social consciousness has finally accepted the threat of a planetary catastrophe asreal. Specialists in various fields of science make every effort to find ways to solve environmental problems. An important result of manystudies has been the necessary realization to develop a paradigm of progress that would be based on self-restraint, on changing the typesof production in order to reduce its growth. Discussion Mankind has a close ecological, demographic connection, without feeling the unity inthe cultural and civilizational sense. Modern civilizations are at different levels of economic development and therefore have differentopportunities in solving environmental problems. In philosophical studies of ecology the position on necessity of formation of ecologicalconsciousness is substantiated. Environmental philosophy as a separate area of research which aims to develop a strategy of action thatwill at least slow down, if not stop the deepening of the current environmental crisis is being actively developed. The problem of coevolutionof man and the biosphere is fundamental to ecological philosophy. У статті аналізується феномен екологічної свідомості, обґрунтовується його соціокультурний тацивілізаційний виміри. Показано, як кризові явища в європейській культурі та цивілізації зумовили необхідністьформування глобальної свідомості, яка існує в зв’язках із іншими формами суспільної свідомості, які такожекологізуються. Проілюстровано, що накопичення проблем, пов’язаних із поглибленням екологічної кризи на планеті,зумовило необхідність зародження нового напряму філософських досліджень -екологічної філософії; зроблено акцентна проблемі інтеграції екології й філософії в сучасному філософському і науковому знанні.