Philosophical Foundations for the Formation of Ecological Consciousness

Aim. To describe the structure and philosophical foundation of the ecological consciousness formation. Methodology. Study of philosophical and scientific literature; generalization and structuring of the studied material; analysis and identification of the desired concepts internal logic. Results. The texts corpus of philosophical and scientific content was analyzed; previous ecological consciousness phenomenon experience and a relevant concept definition was generalized and structured; the versatility and complexity of the ecological consciousness phenomenon at the political, social, economic, cultural and religious levels was revealed; the prospects for the social ecological consciousness development in the context of expanding the area of political and socio-economic influence of political ecology and ecosophy were defined. Research implications. The results of the study clarify the concept of environmental consciousness, describe the relationship between individual environmental consciousness and society, define perspectives for the environmental consciousness formation among the population, and can also be used as part of practical recommendations for the environmental consciousness creation by political and social-economic methods.