Communicating philosophical knowledge to a wider public is an important part of Sententiae Community’s work. We want the results of scholarly research to reach beyond academia, become part of public intellectual debate, and enrich it.
Through our own media projects, we explore contemporary Ukrainian philosophy – its scholars, ideas, books, institutions, and debates – combining professional accuracy with an accessible conversational format.
Philosophical Community has its own concept and a dedicated series of episodes. At the same time, these conversations are also published in the main Sententiae Podcast feed alongside other thematic series.
Philosophical Community
Philosophical Community is a conversational media project of the Sententiae Community devoted to contemporary Ukrainian philosophy and the people shaping it. Each episode centers on a particular scholar: their intellectual biography, areas of research interest, and the questions they are currently exploring. The project introduces a wider audience to Ukrainian philosophers of different generations while creating space to discuss complex philosophical questions through open and engaging conversation.
“We Must Survive as Human Beings”
Volodymyr Prykhodko on Merleau-Ponty, phenomenology, and the experience of war.
“Competition Is a Normal State of Philosophy”
Serhii Yosypenko on academic debates, Bourdieu, and the struggle of ideas.
The Responsibility of Scholars, Artificial Intelligence, and War
Tetiana Hardashuk on ethically neutral science, researchers’ responsibility, and contemporary challenges.
“There Are No Blank Spots, Only Grey Smudges”
Maryna Tkachuk on Ukrainian philosophy, research into its history, and questions that remain open.
Latin, Scholasticism, and Ukrainian Identity
Mykola Symchych on the place of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in European culture and the Ukrainian intellectual tradition.
“Dare!”
Serhii Proleiev on the future of philosophy, artificial intelligence, and the end of industrial civilisation.
Sententiae Podcast
Sententiae Podcast is the Community’s media platform for informed conversation about contemporary philosophy, research, and intellectual life. Its episodes showcase the work of the Community’s research centers and projects, introduce new research and publications, and provide a space for conversations with scholars from Ukraine and abroad.
The podcast comprises several recurring thematic series, including those devoted to the history of philosophy, practical philosophy, and young researchers, as well as series tracing the development of individual special projects.
“Philosophical Slam”
A conversation about cultural projects, freedom from formality, and a critique of “stifling” theory.
Understanding Ukraine: Metamodernism and Electoral Memory
A discussion of metamodernism, political imagination, and ways of remembering electoral experience.
Ukrainian Philosophy and Europe
A conversation among young scholars about the possibility of an dialogue on equal terms between Ukrainian and European philosophy.
Between Academia and Journalism
What intellectual media are today, and how academic rigor can be combined with public conversation.
Understanding Ukraine: Implicature Theory and Metaethics
Young scholars discuss ways of interpreting Ukraine philosophically and contemporary questions in metaethics.
Translating Traditions and the Micro-Multiverse
A conversation about Ukrainian philosophizing, the translation of intellectual traditions, and the plurality of contexts.