The nineteenth and early twentieth century saw the emergence of a controversial school of Russian thinkers, led by the philosopher Nikolai Fedorov and united in the conviction that humanity was entering a new stage of evolution in which it must assume a new, active, managerial r…
The ideas of the Cosmists have in recent decades been rediscovered and embraced by many Russian intellectuals. Here, Young offers a dynamic and wide-ranging examination of the lives and ideas of the Russian Cosmists.
The series publishes monographs and essay collections devoted to the history of philosophy as well as studies in the theory of writing the history of philosophy. A special emphasis is placed on the contextualization of philosophical historiography into the areas of the history o…
Opens a window on the ways in which Russian thinkers have historically considered the political. Political philosophy in Russia has always sought, and sometimes found, a middle way between embracing anarchy and searching for authority. Political philosophy in Russia has never be…
"Political philosophy in Russia has always sought, and sometimes found, a middle way between embracing anarchy and searching for authority. Political philosophy in Russia has never before been the subject of a scholarly monograph. While historical factors make this understandabl…
Opens a window on the ways in which Russian thinkers have historically considered the politicalHighlights the common traits that bind together Russian political philosophers, as well as their divergences, using a clear conception of political philosophyJuxtaposes pairs of author…
Spinoza and Judaism / by D. Rakhman -- Spinoza and materialism / by L.I. Akselrod (Ortodoks) -- Spinoza's world-view / by A.M. Déborin -- Spinoza's substance and finite things / by V.K. Brushlinski -- Spinoza's ethical world-view / by S.Y. Volfson -- Spinoza and the state / by I…
Spinoza and Judaism / by D. Rakhman -- Spinoza and materialism / by L.I. Akselrod (Ortodoks) -- Spinoza's world-view / by A.M. Déborin -- Spinoza's substance and finite things / by V.K. Brushlinski -- Spinoza's ethical world-view / by S.Y. Volfson -- Spinoza and the state / by I…
Originally published in 1952. This book collects numerous works on the revival of Spinoza scholarship in the Soviet Union during the 1920s and 30's, including the emergence of conflicting Marxist schools of Spinoza interpretation. This work includes translations by Kline of seve…
"This groundbreaking work by one of the world's foremost theoreticians of culture and scholars of Russian philosophy gives for the first time a systematic examination of the development of Russian philosophy during the late Soviet period. Countering the traditional view of an in…
Introduction: Soviet ideocracy: Plato-Marxism -- 1. The philosophy of the national spirit -- 2. Philosophy of Christianity -- 3. Cosmism and religious universalism -- 4. Postmodernist philosophy -- Conceptualism. "This groundbreaking work by one of the world's foremost theoreti…
"This groundbreaking work by one of the world's foremost theoreticians of culture and scholars of Russian philosophy gives for the first time a systematic examination of the development of Russian philosophy during the late Soviet period. Countering the traditional view of an in…
"This groundbreaking work by one of the world's foremost theoreticians of culture and scholars of Russian philosophy gives for the first time a systematic examination of the development of Russian philosophy during the late Soviet period. Countering the traditional view of an in…
