Philosophical Foundations of the Concept of Green Economy

The article investigates the initial philosophical principles of the green economy concept, which is one of the modern promising approaches in economic science. The authors analyze the essence of the green economy, describe a retrospective of its conceptual development. They come to the conclusion that the philosophical foundations of the concept of green economy are based on the philosophical principles of systemness and integrity, the principle of eco-centrism, and the ethics of bio-centrism; consider the place of the concept of the ecological imperative in researches of green economy; analyze the understanding of the world as the ecological and economic system in the concept of green economy