The Relevance of the Philosophical Heritage of Vladimir Solovyov: Challenges of Our Time and Possible Answers
The study is dedicated to the current problems in the philosophical heritage of Vladimir Solovyov, which are most in demand nowadays. The introduction of the concept of “Russian classical philosophy” in relation to Solovyov and his followers is justified. The thesis about the philosophical groundlessness and politicization of recent attacks on Solovyov’s legacy, about the inclination of his metaphysical opponents to the priority of the multiplicity and ontological dualism is put forward. An assessment of the possibilities of contemporary Russian philosophy is made, it should satisfy two requirements: preserving all the positive aspects of the philosophy of Solovyov and his successors and taking into account the rich experience of foreign thought of the twentieth century, rooted in the same traditions as Russian classical philosophy.
(Sources)
1. Florenskiy, P.A. Obshchechelovecheskie korni idealizma [Universal Human Roots of Idealism], in Florensky, P.A. Sochineniya v 4 t., t. 3(2) [Works in 4 vols., vol. 3(2)]. Moscow: Mysl', 2000, pp. 145–168.
2. Uždavinys, A. Philosophy as a Rite of Rebirth: From Ancient Egypt to Neoplatonism. Dilton Marsh: The Prometheus Trust, 2014. X+338 p.
(Articles from Scientific Journals)
3. Emel'yanov, V.V. Shumerskaya kul'tura kak predplatonizm [Sumerian Culture as Pre-Platonism], in Byulleten' Biblioteki istorii russkoy filosofii i kul'tury «Dom A.F. Loseva» [Bulletin of the Library of the History of Russian Philosophy and Culture “House of A.F. Losev”]. Moscow: Vodoley, 2005, no. 1, pp. 55–58.
4. Medovarov, M.V. Gallyutsinatsiya ili nesovershenstvo? Zhurnal «Russkoe obozrenie» i zabytyy spor V.S. Solov'eva i S.N. Trubetskogo [Hallucination or Imperfection? The “Russkoe Obozrenie” Journal and the Forgotten Dispute between V.S. Solovyov and S.N. Trubetskoy], in Solov'evskie issledovaniya, 2016, no. 2(50), pp. 82–96.
(Electronic Resources)
5. Medovarov, M.V. Russkaya klassicheskaya filosofiya – vozvrashchenie iz nebytiya [Russian Classical Philosophy – Return from Oblivion], in Russkaya istina. 25.12.2018 [The Russian truth. 25.12.2018]. Available at: https://politconservatism.ru/articles/russkaya-klassicheskaya-filosofiya-vozvrashhenie-iz-nebytiya (Date of access: 05.06.2024).