Keywords
historical consciousness
historical memory
collective memory
historical being
information space
information warfare
digitalization of memory
mediatization of war
historical interpretation
collective identity
information society
digital media
wartime existential experience
transformation of social consciousness
philosophy of history
network communications
Ukrainian society
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Abstract
The article provides a comprehensive philosophical analysis of the ontology of history under the conditions of modern war and examines the peculiarities of the transformation of the historical consciousness of Ukrainian society in the context of the development of the information society and the digitalization of the communication space. It is determined that under conditions of military confrontation, history ceases to be perceived solely as a set of past events and acquires the features of a dynamic space of collective experience, social reflection, and informational interpretation of historical reality. Contemporary philosophical approaches to understanding the ontology of history, historical memory, collective experience, and historical consciousness are analyzed. It is established that most modern scientific concepts associate historical consciousness with the processes of collective remembering, interpretation of historical experience, formation of national identity, and social self- awareness. It is substantiated that war acts as a powerful existential factor in the transformation of the historical being of society, significantly influencing the reinterpretation of the historical past, the formation of new models of collective memory and changes in the ways historical reality is perceived The influence of the information space, digital media, information warfare, and network communications on the processes of forming historical consciousness in the conditions of modern war is investigated. It is determined that the digitalization of historical memory, the mediatization of wartime experience, the spread of strategic narratives, and the algorithmization of information flows create new models of historical interpretation and social experience of history. The article proposes a model of the informational-ontological transformation of the historical consciousness of society, according to which modern historical consciousness is formed through the interaction of wartime existential experience, historical memory, information space, digital media, and collective identity. It is proven that under the conditions of the development of the information society, the ontology of history acquires a pronounced informational and communicative character, while historical consciousness transforms into a complex system of collective comprehension of historical being, within which the past, present, and future remain in constant interaction through the mechanisms of digital communication and informational representation of historical experience.
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