The Impact of the Defense of Ukrainian Sovereignty on the Development of Political Freedom in Ukraine

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of development of political freedom in the conditions dictated by the protection of Ukrainian sovereignty. Using the structural-functional and normative-value approaches, the author comes to the conclusion that there are no fundamental contradictions between the protection of sovereignty and the development of political freedom. It is analyzed that political freedom is interpreted quite diversely in scholarly sources. Among its specific moral, civic-republican, or deliberative definitions, positive and negative freedoms remain central.At the same time, the specific historical peculiarity of Ukrainian values requires the creation of a new type of freedom: freedom of creation as an activity of a separate elitist community of humanities scholars on an intuitive plane, as an interpretation of the content of the values prevailing in society. The ideal of freedom of creation is not similar to the ideal of expertocracy, since the subjects who have freedom of creation are outside of political institutions. This freedom is conceptualized as the activity of a distinct elitist community of humanities scholars at an intuitive level, interpreting the content of values prevailing in society.Freedom of creation will enhance positive freedom and require some reduction of negative freedom, while preserving it in principle. The criterion for the truth of the interpretation of values is living in accordance with the values. Freedom of creativity will reinforce positive freedom while requiring a certain reduction in the scope of negative freedom, though its fundamental preservation remains necessary. Foreign influence on the humanities community is minimized due to the characteristic feature of Ukrainian values that place values above principles, and the non-interference of humanitarian scholars in political life itself. The institutionalization of freedom of creation requires further research.