Рецепція Європи/Заходу у науковій спадщині Михайла Максимовича

Abstract

In the articles Mykhailo Maksymovich’ civilization identity has been considered. The specificity of the scholars’ civilization views has been analyzed through the twofold category «our: foreign», the basic civilization images on his mental map have been outlined, their content filling and axiologic loading has been examined. Also, the attention has been focused on the scientist’s interpretations of a historical image of Europe/the West as a «foreign» civilisation to the Slavs. The role of M. M. Maksymovych in the process of Ukrainian civilization identification has been summed up.