author: Pavlo Horinov
Urgency of the research. The topicality of the topic is due to the insufficient conceptualization of the philosophical understanding of the value-motivational components of volunteering within the limits of world experience and comparative analysis. The substantive and substantive uncertainty of these components in the empirical dimension has intensified scientific discussions among humanities researchers regarding the need for theoretical substantiation of the philosophical and worldview foundations of volunteering.
Target setting. The formation and development of the system of opposing the enemy in the Russian-Ukrainian war involved the topic of volunteering in the context of its value-motivational components into scientific discussions.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The source base of the research is the works of Ukrainian and Western scientists in the field of humanitarian sciences. Special attention is paid to the research of volunteer activities, in particular to the work of Ya. Blokha, V. Blihar, R. Drapushka, O. Ilyuk, N. Gapon, and A. Khudzitskaya-Chupala and others. Important are the studies of foreign philosophers and sociologists, in particular P. Aleksandrowicz, D. Bockermann, F. Frerichs regarding volunteering in Germany, as well as P. Dekker and L. Halman, who analyzed the values of volunteering. B. Voicu and M. Voicu investigated the specifics of volunteering in Europe.
The research objective. The tasks of the research are the analysis of the scientific approaches of domestic and foreign researchers to the philosophical and worldview determinants that determine the value aspects of volunteering; study of motivational factors that encourage people to volunteer in different countries of the world and their dependence on dominant value systems; substantiation of the conceptual foundations of the formation of the system of value components of volunteer activity in Ukraine.
The statement of basic materials. Volunteer activity is gaining new activity, playing a key role in the civil society of Ukraine. It contributes to the support of soldiers, veterans, victims and refugees, as well as to the mobilization of civil society resources. The volunteer movement spreads the philosophy of “good will as the will to good”, where a person finds meaning through helping others, growing morally and professionally, rethinking their own value orientations, which is the subject of our research.
Conclusions. The value-motivational components of volunteering vary depending on the country, age, education, social status, and field of application. For Western societies, the key motivations are cultural traditions, career development, learning and social interaction, while in Ukraine, volunteering is related to security challenges, helping the military and victims, as well as post-war recovery. Currently, it is based on the values of solidarity, humanity, social justice, cooperation, empathy and patriotism.
Keywords: volunteer activity, philosophy of volunteer activity, volunteer movement as a spirit of freedom, charity, value-motivational components.
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