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Introduction. An attempt is made to examine the role of classical heroic and modern myths in the development and preservation of historical memory as one of the traditional aspects of social and individual consciousness. Myths, participating in the formation of the identity of a person, comprehending the past and present of his people, personified in images, in the process of historical development of society can be transformed, exposed to pseudo-heroization and demythologization. Theoretical analysis.

Introduction. Prologues or introductions, prooimions, which defi ned the subject of the dialogue (σκοπός), described the place, time, and characters, played a key role in the dramatic structure of Plato’s dialogues. In the Athenian Neoplatonism of Proclus, allegorical commentary on the prooimions to Plato’s dialogues was given special signifi cance, which is evident from the extensive commentary of Proclus to the dialogue “Parmenides”. Theoretical analysis.

Introduction. The article is devoted to the consideration of the genesis of multiple identity and its relationship with other types of identity. It reveals the reasons for its widespread distribution in the modern world, associated with the fragmentation of collective identities and acceleration of the dynamics of development of societies. Theoretical analysis. The article shows the complex process of formation of modern states and the specifics of the relations between different types of identity.

Introduction. The existence of any state, in addition to ideological, social, economic and legal aspects, is based on the most important factor of functioning in the form of the existence of certain nations and people living on its territory. Domestic and global processes have predetermined the need to distinguish between the concepts of ethnos and nation, as well as a more in-depth study of nationalism. Theoretical analysis.

Introduction. The meaning of life is a topic that has attracted a new wave of interest in analytical philosophy. However, with all the abundance of publications, there are many aspects that, in our opinion, have received insufficient coverage. Among them, we focus on the idea of looking at the future as relevant for determining the meaning and possible contributions of social philosophy to the discourse of the meaning of life. Theoretical analysis.

Introduction.The paper brings the analysis of the history of the theory of “civic humanism”. In his early works (1930–1940) H. Baron proposed a new vision of humanistic political philosophy as a republican worldview linked to contemporary political and social life of Italian citystates. This vision gained a wide popularity as well as his monographs of 1950s. At the same time the so-called “Baron thesis” was accepted as a new paradigm of the Renaissance studies and – on the other hand – was exposed to a detailed scrutiny and critics.

Introduction. At present, the issue of defining the parameters of attribution to a philosophical school in the historical and philosophical aspect continues to be debatable. This issue can be presented both in a broad sense - defining the parameters of attribution to a philosophical school common to philosophical schools, and in a narrow sense – the possibility of identifying the “Moscow Metaphysical School”. Theoretical analysis.

Introduction. Eight letters of 1928, related to the philosopher’s lecture tour in the Baltics – in Riga and Dvinsk (now Daugavpils) – are published from the rich epistolary collection of Semyon Ludvigovich Frank, addressed to his wife Tatyana Sergeevna Frank (nee Bartseva, 1886–1984).