Hryhorii Skovoroda

Ukraine philosopher, poet, teacher

Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukraine philosopher, poet, teacher
Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukraine philosopher, poet, teacher

In Ukraine the name Hryhorii Skovoroda is synonymous with freedom.

Hryhorii Skovoroda (1722-1794) was a great Ukrainian philosopher, poet and teacher. He was the founder of landscape lyrics, a genre of poetry representing the author’s attitude toward nature. Skovoroda added to the contributions of ancient Greek philosophers’ works on local culture and academic education. He also created a concept of intrinsic labor that simplified a way to achieve happiness, establishing the idea of “love what you do and do what you love.”

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