The End of Russian Philosophy: Tradition and Transition at the Turn of the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9781137409898 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 216 str.

Alyssa Deblasio

Opis

The early 1990s saw a dramatic rise of optimism in philosophy in Russia, a rise marked by the triumphant return of Russian religious philosophy, the founding of new independent philosophy journals, and the introduction of academic freedom following nearly 75 years of Soviet rule. Already by the mid-2000s, however, the enthusiasm of the 1990s regarding the state of philosophy in Russia had given way to widespread pessimism, with Russia's philosophers regularly denying the existence of the discipline altogether.

The End of Russian Philosophy describes and evaluates the troubled state of philosophy in Russia in the post-Soviet decades, as Russia's thinkers find themselves caught between two incompatible definitions of philosophy: a nineteenth-century model of Russian philosophy as essentially Russian and a universal conception of philosophy as a profession without geographical or denominational allegiances. Thus, as a new generation of scholars, alongside their Western colleagues, seeks to revive philosophy as a universal and professionalized discipline, the Russian intellectual climate of the twenty-first century has become identifiable by a preoccupation with what may be the end of the nationalist narrative in Russian philosophy.

Recenzje

“Alyssa DeBlasio’s well-researched monograph addresses the state of philosophy in contemporary Russia. … appeals more to those with an interest in the state of post-Soviet philosophy, but can also be read by those interested in the general history of Russian philosophy or select contemporary Russian philosophers … . With its extensive scope, bibliographical wealth, and detailed notes, The End of Russian Philosophy provides an excellent assessment of current (and long-standing) dynamics in the field of Russian philosophy.” (Benjamin Jens, Slavic and East European Journal, Vol. 60 (4), 2016)

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Remarks on Transliteration and Translation List of Figures 1. Introduction 2. What is Russian Philosophy? 3. The Philosophical Boom: the 1990s 4. Writing the History of Russian Philosophy 5. The End of the History of Russian Philosophy: the 2000s 6. The End of the Russian Idea: Sergey Horujy and Valery Podoroga 7. The End of the Intelligentsia: the Future of the Philosopher in Russia 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

O autorze

Alyssa DeBlasio is Assistant Professor in the Russian Department at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, where she also contributes to the Philosophy Department and the Film Studies program. Her work on Russian philosophical thought has been supported by the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Fulbright-Hays, the Yegor Gaidar Foundation, and the American Council of Teachers of Russian. She has published articles and film reviews in the Russian Review, Studies in East European Thought, Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema, Kinokultura, and Epistemologiia i filosofiia nauki (Epistemology and the Philosophy of Science).