Mazurenko V., Logvinenko Y. Anthropological vector of Ukrainian science fiction (after the novel of M. Rudenko ‘The Ark of the Universe’)
Keywords:
anthropology, anthropocentrism, asteroid, man, macrocosm, microcosm, science, science fiction, future forecasting, development.Abstract
The article deals with the views of M. Rudenko to the person. It is proved that the emergence of numerous
global civilization problems caused by anthropocentric world view of mankind. The writer proposes to overcome
these problems by creating a new vision of world view of mankind – cosmic consciousness. It is revealed the
immensity of ideas that included by the author in the science fiction novel: threats and the possible consequences
of the use of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. It is analyzed how the writer sees the person, the meaning of
human existence, ways of self expression, forms of social structure, morality, worldview, norms and rules of
coexistence on the planet and in the Universe. The author’s concept of the Universe and the place of mankind in it
are shown.
