Vladimir Soloviev and the Spiritualization of Matter
Author | : Oliver Smith |
Publisher | : Studies in Russian and Slavic |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2018-05-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 1618118269 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781618118264 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: While he is widely acknowledged as the most important Russian thinker of the nineteenth century, Vladimir Soloviev's place in the landscape of world philosophy nevertheless remains uncertain. Approaching him through a single synoptic lens, this book foregrounds his unique envisioning of the interaction between humanity and the material world. By investigating the development of a single theme in his work--his idea of the "spiritualization of matter", the "task" of humanity--Smith constructs a rounded picture of Soloviev's overall importance to an understanding. If nineteenth-century thought, as well as to modern theology and philosophy. The picture that emerges is of a writer whose contribution to a Christian philosophy of matter resonates with many of the religious debates of modernity.