Mentality as Category of Social Philosophy in the Post-Pandemic Society

Abstract

The concept of mentality in the context of today's post-pandemic society, its role in the development of historical and socio-postmodern scientific thought are analyzed. Its correlation with other categories has been determined, revealing phenomena that are close in meaning. Revealed the significance of the category of mentality for the study of the development of society.Mentality as a system is a categorical characteristic of a nation, and hence of a society, the core of which is a given nation. The study of mentality allows us to understand the internal relationships in society identify the internal reasons for the development of society and do praxeological research. The analysis of mentality within the framework of social philosophy cannot be limited to a certain time period (era), this category characterizes the nation and society at the present stage, accumulating in itself all the historical influences and changes projected at the present.The article examines the phenomenon of mentality as a system of internal deep-psychological socio-cultural attitudes of the individual. The article considers and substantiates a mental approach to understanding the phenomena of socially individual life. The philosophical and educational aspects of the formation of personality mentality and the main "problematic sides" of modern education through the prism of the mental approach are actualized.

Coping Mechanisms and Emotional Distress for Young People and Adults in Pandemic Context

“…As we can conclude at this point, the COVID-19 pandemic caused mentality changes in nations world-wide, creating the framework for differently interpreting and understanding internal relationships in society (Tulenkov, Gugnin, Shtepa, Patynok & Lipin, 2021) and shaping a new cultural understanding of the individual life.…”