Yevhen Bystrytsky
Leading Fellow and Professor in the Department of Philosophy of Culture, Ethics, and Aesthetics at the Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. His research interests include theory of knowledge, phenomenology, and ontology, all of which are reflected in his work on the philosophy of culture. He is the author of two monographs focusing on the problem of understanding and on human personality, as well as numerous articles (www.bystrytsky.org). In addition, he has both authored and edited several collective volumes on philosophy of culture, including his contribution on politics and culture to The Political Analysis of Postcommunism: Understanding Postcommunist Ukraine (University of Texas Press, 1997). He is also a member of the editorial board of the journal Filosofs’ka dumka.