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Studies in East European Thought, Apr 21, 2023
Edinburgh University Press eBooks, Jun 17, 2022
Edinburgh University Press eBooks, Jun 17, 2022
Studies in East European Thought
Studies in East European Thought
Item does not contain fulltextBespreking van: K. Tolstaya,Orthodox Paradoxes: Heterogeneities and... more Item does not contain fulltextBespreking van: K. Tolstaya,Orthodox Paradoxes: Heterogeneities and Complexities in Contemporary Russian Orthodoxy London & Boston:Brill ,2014 978 90042 6932
Studies in East European Thought, 2019
In an already famous interview with the Financial Times on June 27, 2018, Russia's president Vlad... more In an already famous interview with the Financial Times on June 27, 2018, Russia's president Vladimir Putin has declared the liberal idea dead, thus riding the same wave as Hungary's Viktor Orbán and other leaders. This position has obviously been criticized by Western pundits and politicians, but it also fits into ongoing discussions in Russia, where the economic shock therapy of the 1990s has turned the words 'democrat' and 'liberal' into words of abuse among large parts of the population. In a recent column in Literaturnaya gazeta, Yuri Boldyrev [identified in the book under review as a 'center-left liberal' (p. xxxi)] takes issue with the president's claim: 'Has the liberal idea really outlived itself, as Russia's president declared in an interview in the Financial Times? Maybe it has indeed, someplace, outlived itself, but clearly not in Russia, where under the accompaniment of that kind of declaration the most vulgar "reforms" continue to be introduced-exactly under the dictate of the global centers of neoliberalism.' 1 There seem to be at least two different ideas of liberalism. The book under review is the third in a series of publications based on discussions in the "Russia Workshop" set up by Reset DOC. Reset DOC is an Italy-based high-level international think tank and research organization that fosters dialogue between different cultures, focusing on international relations, philosophy, religion, etc. Among others, it functions as a platform for free debate on contemporary Russia. While the first two volumes, The Power State is Back? The Evolution of Russian Political Thought After 1991 (2016), and The State and Political Discourse in Today's Russia (2017), both published by Reset DOC itself, focused on post-Soviet Russia, this third volume broadens the historical scope considerably. Divided into four parts of three or four chapters each, it addresses, in chronological order, * Evert van der Zweerde
Studies in East European Thought, 1997
One of the typical features of Soviet philosophical culture was the extremely small number of phi... more One of the typical features of Soviet philosophical culture was the extremely small number of philosophical journals, together with the enormous editions of these few. In fact, there were only two main journals, Voprosy filosofii [Problems of Philosophy], issued by the Institut filosofii ...
Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, 1998
Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy, 2012
Religion State and Society, 2010
Studies in East European Thought, 2006
Vladimir Solovyov (author), Nathalie A. Duddington (translator), Boris Jakim (editor),The Justifi... more Vladimir Solovyov (author), Nathalie A. Duddington (translator), Boris Jakim (editor),The Justification of the Good; An Essay on Moral Philosophy Grand Rapids, MI & Cambridge, UK:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company ,2005 0-8028-2863-9
Ethische Perspectieven, 2007
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Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2007
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Studies in East European Thought, 2003
Sovietica, 1997
This chapter consists of a critical analysis of Soviet theory of the history of philosophy, depar... more This chapter consists of a critical analysis of Soviet theory of the history of philosophy, departing from two questions. The first concerns the contribution of the positions under discussion to an understanding of philosophy’s historical nature. The second is the question why a theory of the history of philosophy was such an important part of Soviet philosophical culture, and why one position in particular was favored by the situation Soviet philosophical culture existed in.
Sovietica, 1997
The aim of this chapter is to present the outlines of IFN as it existed in the period of ‘stagnat... more The aim of this chapter is to present the outlines of IFN as it existed in the period of ‘stagnation’: from about 1975 until the beginning of perestrojka in 1986. This was a period of unprecedented bloom in IFN, both quantitively and qualitatively making it an important part of Soviet philosophical culture. Its prosperity was partly caused by unfavorable political conditions for philosophy in general, which made IFN an ‘ecological niche’ to which Soviet philosophers, esp. the sestidesjatniki escaped [Ch.2.vii, 3.v]. But even as ‘second best’ it was of great importance, yielding results that otherwise might not, or to a lesser extent, have been achieved: it made an impressive body of texts and other source material available in Russian, it created a vast army of specialists who studied many philosophers, schools and currents from philosophy’s past, it produced a fairly complete account of philosophy’s history, and it led to the develoment of a theory of the history of philosophy that was immediately linked to historiographical practice. At the same time, it left out significant parts of the philosophical heritage and severely distorted others, it was an important pillar of the ideology of Soviet philosophy, and it had to find a compromise with official Soviet philosophy.
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Sovietica, 1997
The aim of Soviet IFN was a complete Marxist-Leninist history of philosophy. This project was und... more The aim of Soviet IFN was a complete Marxist-Leninist history of philosophy. This project was understood, firstly, as the reproduction of the historical process of philosophy, and, secondly, as a Marxist-Leninist science of that process, i.e. an explanation in terms of laws or regularities [Ch.4.iii].2 This points to a division of labor in IFN between presentation and interpretation, already noticed by Ballestrem in 1963, but it leaves unaffected the claim to a scientific understanding of an objective process.3 One of the consequences of this claim is the idea of a definitive account and explanation of that process, reflected by the project of a universal history of philosophy [Ch.3.ii–iv].
Studies in East European Thought, Apr 21, 2023
Edinburgh University Press eBooks, Jun 17, 2022
Edinburgh University Press eBooks, Jun 17, 2022
Studies in East European Thought
Studies in East European Thought
Item does not contain fulltextBespreking van: K. Tolstaya,Orthodox Paradoxes: Heterogeneities and... more Item does not contain fulltextBespreking van: K. Tolstaya,Orthodox Paradoxes: Heterogeneities and Complexities in Contemporary Russian Orthodoxy London & Boston:Brill ,2014 978 90042 6932
Studies in East European Thought, 2019
In an already famous interview with the Financial Times on June 27, 2018, Russia's president Vlad... more In an already famous interview with the Financial Times on June 27, 2018, Russia's president Vladimir Putin has declared the liberal idea dead, thus riding the same wave as Hungary's Viktor Orbán and other leaders. This position has obviously been criticized by Western pundits and politicians, but it also fits into ongoing discussions in Russia, where the economic shock therapy of the 1990s has turned the words 'democrat' and 'liberal' into words of abuse among large parts of the population. In a recent column in Literaturnaya gazeta, Yuri Boldyrev [identified in the book under review as a 'center-left liberal' (p. xxxi)] takes issue with the president's claim: 'Has the liberal idea really outlived itself, as Russia's president declared in an interview in the Financial Times? Maybe it has indeed, someplace, outlived itself, but clearly not in Russia, where under the accompaniment of that kind of declaration the most vulgar "reforms" continue to be introduced-exactly under the dictate of the global centers of neoliberalism.' 1 There seem to be at least two different ideas of liberalism. The book under review is the third in a series of publications based on discussions in the "Russia Workshop" set up by Reset DOC. Reset DOC is an Italy-based high-level international think tank and research organization that fosters dialogue between different cultures, focusing on international relations, philosophy, religion, etc. Among others, it functions as a platform for free debate on contemporary Russia. While the first two volumes, The Power State is Back? The Evolution of Russian Political Thought After 1991 (2016), and The State and Political Discourse in Today's Russia (2017), both published by Reset DOC itself, focused on post-Soviet Russia, this third volume broadens the historical scope considerably. Divided into four parts of three or four chapters each, it addresses, in chronological order, * Evert van der Zweerde
Studies in East European Thought, 1997
One of the typical features of Soviet philosophical culture was the extremely small number of phi... more One of the typical features of Soviet philosophical culture was the extremely small number of philosophical journals, together with the enormous editions of these few. In fact, there were only two main journals, Voprosy filosofii [Problems of Philosophy], issued by the Institut filosofii ...
Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, 1998
Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy, 2012
Religion State and Society, 2010
Studies in East European Thought, 2006
Vladimir Solovyov (author), Nathalie A. Duddington (translator), Boris Jakim (editor),The Justifi... more Vladimir Solovyov (author), Nathalie A. Duddington (translator), Boris Jakim (editor),The Justification of the Good; An Essay on Moral Philosophy Grand Rapids, MI & Cambridge, UK:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company ,2005 0-8028-2863-9
Ethische Perspectieven, 2007
Item does not contain fulltex
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2007
Item does not contain fulltex
Studies in East European Thought, 2003
Sovietica, 1997
This chapter consists of a critical analysis of Soviet theory of the history of philosophy, depar... more This chapter consists of a critical analysis of Soviet theory of the history of philosophy, departing from two questions. The first concerns the contribution of the positions under discussion to an understanding of philosophy’s historical nature. The second is the question why a theory of the history of philosophy was such an important part of Soviet philosophical culture, and why one position in particular was favored by the situation Soviet philosophical culture existed in.
Sovietica, 1997
The aim of this chapter is to present the outlines of IFN as it existed in the period of ‘stagnat... more The aim of this chapter is to present the outlines of IFN as it existed in the period of ‘stagnation’: from about 1975 until the beginning of perestrojka in 1986. This was a period of unprecedented bloom in IFN, both quantitively and qualitatively making it an important part of Soviet philosophical culture. Its prosperity was partly caused by unfavorable political conditions for philosophy in general, which made IFN an ‘ecological niche’ to which Soviet philosophers, esp. the sestidesjatniki escaped [Ch.2.vii, 3.v]. But even as ‘second best’ it was of great importance, yielding results that otherwise might not, or to a lesser extent, have been achieved: it made an impressive body of texts and other source material available in Russian, it created a vast army of specialists who studied many philosophers, schools and currents from philosophy’s past, it produced a fairly complete account of philosophy’s history, and it led to the develoment of a theory of the history of philosophy that was immediately linked to historiographical practice. At the same time, it left out significant parts of the philosophical heritage and severely distorted others, it was an important pillar of the ideology of Soviet philosophy, and it had to find a compromise with official Soviet philosophy.
Item does not contain fulltext21 p
Sovietica, 1997
The aim of Soviet IFN was a complete Marxist-Leninist history of philosophy. This project was und... more The aim of Soviet IFN was a complete Marxist-Leninist history of philosophy. This project was understood, firstly, as the reproduction of the historical process of philosophy, and, secondly, as a Marxist-Leninist science of that process, i.e. an explanation in terms of laws or regularities [Ch.4.iii].2 This points to a division of labor in IFN between presentation and interpretation, already noticed by Ballestrem in 1963, but it leaves unaffected the claim to a scientific understanding of an objective process.3 One of the consequences of this claim is the idea of a definitive account and explanation of that process, reflected by the project of a universal history of philosophy [Ch.3.ii–iv].