Brest Union

Analysis of the philosophical and legal ideas in Ukraine in XVI–XVII centuries

During the Polish expension a complex social and political situation in Ukraine became even more complicated after the adoption of the Brest Union in 1596. As a result, at the end of XVI, beginning of the XVII century on the religious base in Ukraine appears a polemic trend. In their works polemists gave answers not only on religious issues but also expressed the philosophical and legal opinion about public relations. Thus, this article analyzes the main philosophical and legal ideas of polemical literature at the end of XVI beginning XVII century.