Vladimir Soloviev and the Spiritualization of Matter
Author | : Oliver Smith (Ph. D.) |
Publisher | : Studies in Russian and Slavic |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 193623517X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781936235179 |
Rating | : 4/5 (7X 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.