Russian Philosophy

Edited by Vadim Chaly (Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Moscow State University)
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Russian philosophy is a cultural phenomenon that emerged in late XVIII century as a reflection on Russia’s abruptly introduced modern condition, its departure from Orthodox tradition, and its future as a part of and/or a contender to Western civilization. The two hundred years that followed saw the proliferation of philosophical debates and programs that tried to cope with the overwhelming richness of Western philosophy and the rapidly changing world, seeking answers to perennial questions, while also developing its characteristic set of problems. Philosophy in Russia was taken seriously from the start, and philosophical ideas were sought to guide the change or to thwart change. Much of Russian modern thought proceeds to advance broad cultural, social or political projects, with systematic theoretical philosophy often becoming only a secondary concern. The pace of history offered little time for metaphysics to come to fruition, and frequent interventions from the outside, particularly by the state, altered or disrupted the flow of philosophical thought. With its comparatively short, yet dense, rapid and often violent development, Russian philosophy is rich with ideas that are relevant to current and prospective discussions.

Key works Pyotr Chaadaev, Philosophical Letters (1836) (Chaadaev 1969): the work that started the Slavophiles-Westernizers controversy, which is still going on. Vladimir Solovyov, Justification of the Good (1897) (Solovyov & Duddington 2015): a piece on moral philosophy by one of the most systematic and original Russian thinkers. Pyotr Kropotkin, Anarchism (1905) (Kropotkin unknown): still one of the best introductions to anarchism by one of its classics.
Introductions Two classic expositions of the history of Russian philosophy available in English are Nikolay Lossky's History of Russian Philosophy (1951) and Vasily Zenkovsky's A History of Russian Philosophy (Zenʹkovskiĭ 1953; Zenkovsky 2003).
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  1. Obshchestvenno-filosofskai︠a︡ myslʹ tatarskogo naroda (konet︠s︡ XVIII v. - pervai︠a︡ polovina XX v.).Aĭdar I︠U︡zeev - 2017 - Kazanʹ: Izdatelʹstvo Kazanskogo universiteta.
    Tom 2. Tatarskoe prosvetitelʹstvo -- Tom 3. Tatarskai︠a︡ liberalʹnai︠a︡ myslʹ --.
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  2. I slovu slovo otvechaet: Vladimir Bibikhin-Olʹga Sedakova: pisʹma 1991-2004 godov.V. V. Bibikhin - 2019 - Sankt-Peterburg: Izdatelʹstvo Ivana Limbakha. Edited by V. I︠U︡ Faĭbyshenko.
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  3. T︠S︡eloe iz chasteĭ: obrazovanie i ierarkhii︠a︡ mira v russkoĭ filosofii: monografii︠a︡.A. E. Krikunov - 2020 - Elet︠s︡: Elet︠s︡kiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ universitet im. I.A. Bunina.
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  4. O vozmozhnosti vi︠e︡chnago mira v filosofīi.Ivan Ivanovich Lapshin - 1898
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  5. Outlines of the Philosophy of Technology 2: Russian Peculiarities of Technical Thinking.Pavel Krupkin - manuscript
    This essay explores the distinct characteristics of Russian technical thinking within the framework of Yuk Hui’s concept of cosmotechnics. Hui’s proposal emphasizes “good technology,” which aligns with local cosmological perspectives and moral practices, as an essential component of the technosphere’s decolonization. The analysis contrasts Russian approaches to technical creativity with those of the West and China, highlighting the synthesis of collective and individual efforts through archetypal imagery such as the campfire and the reverence for “bookish wisdom.” Central to the essay (...)
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  6. Outlines of the Philosophy of Technology 1: Marginal Notes on Yuk Hui’s Concept of Cosmotechnics.Pavel Krupkin - manuscript
    This essay delves into the potential non-Western contributions to the technosphere by exploring Russian perspectives within Yuk Hui’s framework of cosmotechnics. Hui's concept emphasizes "good technology"—aligned with local cosmologies and moral practices, integrating sustainability and ecological preservation. By drawing parallels with China's distinct cosmological underpinnings in technical creativity, the essay questions whether Russian civilization can provide similarly unique contributions. The text investigates the evolution of the technosphere, distinguishing between instrumental and bio-artificial components, while situating Russian technical thought within broader global (...)
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  7. The Sacred Nature of Human Rights: Vladimir Solovyov’s 1898 Saint Petersburg Speech.Robert Junqueira - 2024 - Jusgov Research Paper Series 2024 (19):1-13.
    The point of this paper is to show that the understanding Solovyov penned and voiced about humanity close to the end of his life suggests that he regarded human rights as sacred. First of all, we provided a rough sense of who Solovyov was as a person, for he is a bit of a stranger to the majority of the audience, including scholars, in the Western hemisphere. Afterwards, we carried out what we have already said we intended to do here, (...)
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  8. Mirovozzrenie Sh. Mardzhani i arabo-musulʹmanskai︠a︡ filosofii︠a︡.Aĭdar I︠U︡zeev - 1992 - Kazanʹ: II︠A︡LI im. G. Ibragimova KNT︠S︡ RAN.
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  9. (1 other version)XXI vek: budushchee Rossii v filosofskom izmerenii.A. V. Gaĭda (ed.) - 1999 - Ekaterinburg: Izd-vo Uralʹskogo universiteta.
    Tom 1. Ontologii︠a︡, gnoseologii︠a︡ i metodologii︠a︡ nauki, logika -- t. 2. Sot︠s︡ialʹnai︠a︡ filosofii︠a︡ i filosofii︠a︡ politiki -- t. 3. Filosofskai︠a︡ antropologii︠a︡ i filosofii︠a︡ kulʹtury -- t. 4. Filosofii︠a︡ dukhovnosti, obrazovanii︠a︡, religii.
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  10. Matematika v istorii russkoĭ filosofii: filosofsko-matematicheskiĭ sintez: monografii︠a︡.Viktorii͡a Vasilʹevna Moroz - 2019 - Kursk: Kurskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ universitet.
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  11. (1 other version)Moi︠a︡ borʹba za russkui︠u︡ filosofii︠u︡: izbrannye ocherki i statʹi.N. P. Ilʹin - 2020 - Sankt-Peterburg: Aleteĭi︠a︡.
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  12. Idei︠a︡ obrazovanii︠a︡ v dukhovnom nasledii V.V. Rozanova: monografii︠a︡.O. N. Povali︠a︡eva - 2022 - Elet︠s︡: Elet︠s︡kiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ universitet im. I.A. Bunina.
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  13. Chaos and freedom: Nicolai Berdyaev and the encounter with the West.Madonna Compton - 2022 - Berkeley: The Raphael Group and the Associates of the Order of St. Julian of Norwich.
    This is an exploration of the legacy of Nikolai Berdyaev's philosophy and its influence in the West, as well as the foreshadowing of his thought in what is today called process theology.
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  14. Istorii︠a︡ sozdanii︠a︡ knigi G.V. Plekhanova "Istorii︠a︡ russkoĭ obshchestvennoĭ mysli": (po materialam perepiski G.V. Plekhanova: 1909-1917 gg.).M. V. Pronina, T. I. Filimonova, Georgiĭ Valentinovich Plekhanov & N. A. Rubakin (eds.) - 2022 - Sankt-Peterburg: Rossiĭskai︠a︡ nat︠s︡ionalʹnai︠a︡ biblioteka.
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  15. Kulʹturologicheskai︠a︡ paradigma v nasledii N.N. Strakhova: idealy i vnutrennie krizisy kulʹtury.Kapitolina Koksheneva - 2024 - Moskva: Rossiĭskiĭ nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ institut kulʹturnogo i prirodnogo nasledii︠a︡ imeni D.S. Likhachëva.
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  16. (2 other versions)Sobranīe sochinenīĭ.Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov - 1911 - S.-Peterburg,: Prosvi︠e︡shchenie.
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  17. (1 other version)Tertium organum: the third canon of thought: a key to the enigmas of the world.Petr Demʹi︠a︡novich Uspenskiĭ - 1922 - New York: Knopf.
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  18. (2 other versions)Russkīe mysliteli i Evropa.V. V. Zenʹkovskiĭ - 1926 - Paris,: YMCA press.
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  19. (1 other version)Starchik Grigorīĭ Skovoroda.Petr A. Bobrinskoĭ - 1929 - Parizh,:
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  20. (3 other versions)Tertium organum.P. D. Uspenskiĭ - 1931 - [Berlin]:
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  21. Současná filosofie u Slovanů.Ferdinand Pelikán & Josef Tyrdý (eds.) - 1932 - V Praze,: V komisi nakl. "Orbis,".
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  22. (1 other version)Vladimīr Solovʹev.Konstantin Vasilʹevich Mochulʹskiĭ - 1936 - Paris,: YMCA Press.
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  23. (1 other version)Chuvstvennai︠a︡, intellecktualʹnai︠a︡ i misticheskai︠a︡ intuit︠s︡īi︠a︡.N. O. Losskiĭ - 1938 - Paris,: YMCA-Press.
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  24. (1 other version)Izbrannye filosofskie sochinenii︠a︡.Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky - 1938 - Moskva: Gos. sot︠s︡.-ėkon. izd-vo. Edited by M. Grigorʹi︠a︡n.
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  25. (3 other versions)Tertium organum.P. D. Uspenskiĭ - 1945 - New York,: A.A. Knopf. Edited by Nicholas B. Bodley & Claude Fayette Bragdon.
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  26. (1 other version)Selected philosophical works.Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky - 1948 - Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House.
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  27. (3 other versions)Tertium organum.Petr Demʹi︠a︡novich Uspenskiĭ - 1950 - [Cape Town,: Vintage Books.
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  28. (2 other versions)Russkie mysliteli i Evropa.Vasiliĭ Vasilʹevich Zenʹkovskiĭ - 1955 - YMCA-Press.
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  29. (1 other version)Selected philosophical essays.N. A. Dobroli︠u︡bov - 1956 - Moscow: Foreign Languages Pub. House.
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  30. (4 other versions)The destiny of man.Nikolaĭ Berdi︠a︡ev - 1960 - New York,: Harper.
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  31. (1 other version)Boyhood with Gurdjieff.Fritz Peters - 1964 - London,: V. Gollancz.
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  32. (1 other version)Le Pouvoir des clefs: (Potestas clavium).Lev Shestov - 1967 - Paris: Flammarion.
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  33. Ot marksizma k idealizum.Sergiĭ Bulgakov - 1968 - [Frankfurt a.M.,:
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  34. (1 other version)Filosofii︠a ︡khozi︠aĭ︡stva.Sergiĭ Bulgakov - 1912 - Farnborough,: Gregg.
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  35. (1 other version)Life is real only then, when "I am".Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff - 1975 - New York: Dutton for Triangle Editions.
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  36. (1 other version)Freedom in God: a guide to the thought of Nicholas Berdyaev.Edgar Leonard Allen - 1975 - Norwood, Pa.: Norwood Editions.
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  37. (1 other version)The Gurdjieff work.Kathleen Riordan Speeth - 1976 - Berkeley, Calif.: AND/OR Press.
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  38. (1 other version)Ocherki po istorii russkoĭ filosofskoĭ i obshchestvennoĭ mysli.Sergei A. Levitzky - 1983 - Frankfurt/Main: Posev.
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  39. (1 other version)G.I. Gurdjieff.Colin Wilson - 1980 - San Bernardino, Calif.: R. Reginald/Borgo Press.
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  40. (1 other version)Istorii︠a︡ russkoĭ filosofii.V. V. Zenʹkovskiĭ - 1948 - Leningrad: "Ego". Edited by A. V. Poli︠a︡kov.
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  41. (2 other versions)Idiots in Paris: diaries of J.G. Bennett and Elizabeth Bennett, 1949.John G. Bennett - 1980 - York Beach, Me.: S. Weiser. Edited by Elizabeth Bennett.
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  42. Russkie mysliteli: Ap.A. Grigorʹev, N.I︠A︡. Danilevskiĭ, N.N. Strakhov: filosofskai︠a︡ kulʹturologii︠a︡ vtoroĭ poloviny XIX veka.L. R. Avdeeva - 1992 - Moskva: Izd-vo Moskovskogo universiteta.
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  43. Rossiĭskiĭ dukhovnyĭ opyt.A. G. Vlaskin & A. I. Brodskiĭ (eds.) - 1992 - Sankt-Peterburg: Izd-vo S.-Peterburgskogo universiteta.
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  44. U poroga novogo mira.E. I. Rerikh - 1993 - Moskva: Mezhdunarodnyĭ t︠s︡entr Rerikhov. Edited by L. V. Shaposhnikova.
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  45. Sobranie sochineniĭ v desi︠a︡ti tomakh.I. A. Ilʹin - 1993 - Moskva: Russkai︠a︡ kniga. Edited by I︠U︡. T. Lisit︠s︡a.
    t. 1. Putʹ dukhovnogo obnovlenii︠a︡ ; Osnovy khristianskoĭ kulʹtury ; Krizis bezbozhii︠a︡ -- t. 2, kn. 1-2. Nashi zadachi -- t. 3. Shleĭermakher i ego "Rechi o religii" : religioznyĭ smysl filosofii : tri rechi, 1914-1923 ; I︠A︡ bgli︠a︡dyvai︠u︡sʹ v zhiznʹ : kniga razdumiĭ ; Poi︠u︡shchee serdt︠s︡e : kniga tikhakh sozert︠s︡aniĭ ; Putʹ k ochevidnosti -- t. 4. Poni︠a︡tii︠a︡ prava i sily ; Obshchee uchenie o prave i gosudarstve ; O suchnosti pravosoznanii︠a︡ ; O monarkhii i respublike -- t. 5. (...)
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  46. (1 other version)Vospominanii︠a︡: zhiznʹ i filosofskiĭ putʹ.N. O. Losskiĭ - 1994 - Sankt-Peterburg: Izd-vo S.-Peterburgskogo universiteta. Edited by E. P. Borzova & A. F. Zamaleev.
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  47. (1 other version)Izbrannye trudy.A. M. Pi︠a︡tigorskiĭ - 1996 - Moskva: Shkola "I︠A︡zyki russkoĭ kulʹtury". Edited by G. Amelin.
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  48. (1 other version)Losev.A. A. Takho-Godi - 1997 - Moskva: "Molodai︠a︡ gvardii︠a︡".
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  49. (1 other version)Ėpistemy: materialy mezhvuzovskogo seminara: alʹmanakh.N. V. Bri︠a︡nik (ed.) - 1998 - Ekaterinburg: Bank kulʹturnoĭ informat︠s︡ii.
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  50. Bogoslov, filosof, myslitelʹ: i︠u︡bileĭnye chtenii︠a︡, posvi︠a︡shchennye 125-letii︠u︡ so dni︠a︡ rozhdenii︠a︡ o. Sergii︠a︡ Bulgakova (senti︠a︡brʹ 1996 g., Moskva).N. I. Kataeva-Lytkina, Innokentiĭ & A. I. Velikanova (eds.) - 1999 - Moskva: Dom-muzeĭ Mariny T︠S︡vetaevoĭ.
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