Vladimir Soloviev and the Spiritualization of Matter Contributor(s): Smith, Oliver (Author) |
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ISBN: 193623517X ISBN-13: 9781936235179 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Philosophy | Religious - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
Dewey: 197 |
LCCN: 2010047543 |
Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and His |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.35 lbs) 250 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |