Three lessons from Vladimir Solovyov
Publication Title:
Three lessons from Vladimir Solovyov
Abstract:
The article is a response to the invitation of the Solovyov Studies to discuss at Round-table talks the significance of V.S. Solovyov´s legacy. The author characterizes his attitude toward Solovyov´s legacy through three theses pertaining to metaphysics, historiosophy, and ethics. The metaphysics of the Russian philosopher is currently important because of the idea of applying “apophatic logic” to a human being: thus non-existence is regarded as the essence of both God and humans; Solovyov's historiosophy are important because they suggest an ethical vector of social development Solovyov's ethics is important because of the belief that people are capable of creating a better world – better, than the one we live in now, and opposes “spiritualism”, which implies a lack of faith in human beings, the conviction that it is impossible to implement any good intentions in “empirical” reality, and the belief that everything truly valuable is of a supra-individual, non-utilitarian nature and has no relation to the interests and needs of people. Both in Solovyov's time and now, the ethics of supra-personal values leads to violence and despotism.
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Collected Works
1. Solov'ev, V.S. Chteniya o Bogochelovechestve [Readings on Divine Humanity], in Solov'ev, V.S. Sochineniya v 2 t., t. 2 [Works in 2 vols., vol. 2]. Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Pravda, 1988, pp. 5–171.
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Individual Works
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(Articles from Proceedings and Collections of Research Papers)
6. Berdyaev, N.A. Vladimir Solov'ev i my [Vladimir Solovyov and us], in Vl. Solov'ev: Pro et contra. Antologiya v 2 vols., vol. 2. Saint-Petersburg: Izdatel'stvo RKhGI, 2002, pp. 17–181.
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Key words:
metaphysics, historiosophy, ethics, anthropology, apophatic logic, Sophia, utopia, despotism
The DOI index:
10.17588/2076-9210.2024.3.030-037
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