War as a rupture of philosophical thinking in the consciousness of students

Abstract

The current state of Ukrainian society is characterized by an existential rupture, where war emerges not only as an external threat but also as an internal factor transforming the cognitive structures of young people. For students, this rupture signifies a transition from passive accumulation of knowledge to an active search for meanings and existential foundations. The aim is to analyze and investigate the phenomenon of philosophical thinking among students, its dynamics, extremes, and points of rupture, as well as to identify the causes and consequences of this phenomenon.

The analysis of philosophical literature on thinking made it possible to conceptualize the phenomenon of rupture through the lens of classical and contemporary philosophy, phenomenology, and anthropology. The study of analogies at key points of philosophical thinking served as guidelines for perceiving the world. An inductive generalization of the points of rupture in philosophical thinking in the consciousness of students at the present stage of societal development was carried out.

It has been established that the metaphysical foundation of the rupture in philosophical thinking lies in the fact that existential suffering forms the basis for understanding its nature and the human response to it. Thinking is not only a path to truth; it arises from the need to orient oneself in the world and to survive within it. The situation in Ukraine causes a radical transformation of the cognitive strategies of young people. War appears not only as an external factor but as an existential rupture that requires a rethinking of the fundamental categories of being and becomes a key resource for the creation of a new sociocultural reality. At the same time, students face technological challenges related to the formation of a new digital subjectivity. The interaction between human intelligence and algorithms capable of modeling complex biological and social processes raises questions about the limits of authentic human thinking.

War acts as a catalyst for the transition from passive perception of philosophical concepts to the active formation of one’s own worldview. The use of the intellectual heritage of the past, combined with the mastery of modern technological tools, becomes the foundation for overcoming the crisis of consciousness and building a sustainable cognitive model of the future.