Volodymyr Vernadsky and the modernity

Abstract

The content of the article partially reveals the life and creative heritage of V.I. Vernadsky primarily in the period of 1917-1921. Particularly, his scientific contribution to the development of Ukrainian science, education, culture, language and most importantly to the creation of the doctrine of the biosphere and noosphere.

Based on the analysis of scientific works and pages of V.I. Vernadsky's journal, it has been reveal attempt to his real attitude towards many merely scientific problems and directions of its development, as well as domestic political issues, especially regarding Ukraine's independence in different periods of his life. At the same time, we present the idea that Volodymyr Vernadsky's career as President of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences shows that he had a significant involvement in Ukrainian self-recognition on his mind, not only as origin, but as the first step on the path to Ukrainian self-determination. Thus, supporting the development of supposedly merely language and culture, Volodymyr Vernadsky actually determined, sometimes even unwillingly processes of Ukrainian irredentism.

It has been characterized search for the processes of harmonious and interconnected development of civilization and nature. According to V.I. Vernadsky it should result into establishing of the effective functioning of the noosphere, as a sphere of mind, built on the involvement of scientific achievements in all spheres of human functioning. It is in this sense that science as meant by V.I. Vernadsky is not so much a mental system of beliefs of the subject, his beliefs, hopes, but the direct life force which is rooted in his awareness and self-consciousness and social actions.

Therefore, this article presents a certain scientific experience of the personal discoveries of its author and understanding that this experience in a way of a subjective understanding of the problem under study.