"Philosophy and Contemporary Challenges. Man in the Ontological Trap" International Conference (YSU, Armenia, November 20-22, 2025)
Message to colleagues in the field of philosophy, academic institutions, scientific and educational centers, international organizations, political structures
The number of problems threatening the existence of man and the civilized environment in the 21st century is not decreasing. Their nature and scale are changing.
In our time of accelerating historical processes, new challenges are emerging for man and society.
• The increasingly realistic threat of a world war threatening civilizational values and the existence of humanity;
• Global crises of the financial and economic system, problems of food insecurity;
• Epidemics, hunger, poverty, social injustice.
• Gradually escalating ecological problems threatening human health and existence.
• Crimes against humanity, forced displacement, genocidal programs and actions.
• Distortion of moral and value systems.
• Problems of reviewing and developing ethical, legal, and value systems related to the rapid development of artificial intelligence systems and information technologies.
The main key to overcoming and solving these problems lies in the transformation of man, the development of his consciousness, spiritual-value, and worldview systems, and in the reform of educational systems not so much in terms of form and structure, but in terms of content. Because the future of humanity is largely determined by the current activities of educational systems.
In this regard, the philosophical reinterpretation of the problems outlined above, the delineation of their effective solutions in the field of public and professional discussions, acquires significant importance.
It is essential to encourage and develop comparable educational systems that instill universal moral and ideological values in national educational environments.
One of the surest guarantees for overcoming the challenges and pitfalls threatening society in the 21st century should be a policy of developing philosophical knowledge, increasing the proportion of philosophical and ethical disciplines in educational programs, and shaping the programs and knowledge provided around humanistic, human-centered ideas and values.
