HYBRIS nr 44 (2019) ISSN: 1689-4286 PAVLO SODOMORA DANYLO HALYTSKY LVIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY ST. THOMAS AQUINAS IN UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX SCHOOLS The question of influence of Western philosophical schools on Ukrainian philosophical thought has been addressed by scholars, but it did not get sufficient attention especially due to scarce facts and sources. There were several works published on the subject [Nichyk 1990; Kashuba 1990; Zachara 1971] etc, but this question needs deeper investigation as well as it is much deeper than it looks at the first glimpse. Listed works shed some light on philosophy courses that were taught at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, but the influence of Western thought was not addressed in these works due to political reasons, as M. Symchych admits in his article [Symchych 2012: 148]. The word “thomism” was used with care in the Soviet period. This is why it has been decided to take a deeper look at the issue. Works of Ukrainian philosophers are investigated here on the subject of presence of Thomistic teaching. In addition to this, the novelty of conducted research is represented by several works of Medieval thinkers that have been recently translated into Ukrainian, such as St. Augustine [Augustine 2005], St. Dionysius [Denise 2005], St. Thomas Aquinas [Aquinas 2010]. The translation of G. Kostelnyk's work “De Principiis Cognotionis” [Kostelnyk 1913] that is cited here has been completed by the author of the article and waits for publishing. The level of education plays a key role in the process of cultural development of any country [Shevchenko 2005]. Uneducated crowd is easier to manipulate than well-educated society, as well as unrealistic fears can be easily implanted into low-educated minds, such as rumors about modern Nazi that are invading from the West as a result of Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity that took place in 2013-14, or historical facts that are diminished, concealed or even misinterpreted, such as https://doi.org/10.18778/1689-4286.44.02