Philosophy in Imperial Russia’s Theological Academies

Thomas Nemeth

Published by De Gruyter 2023

Philosophy in Imperial Russia’s Theological Academies

Thomas Nemeth

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111002866

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This work is a historical study of the philosophical writings emerging from Imperial Russia's theological "academies" – Orthodoxy’s higher educational institutions that ran parallel to the secular universities – from their inception to the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution. Unlike with nineteenth century Russian revolutionary thought, there are few secondary studies of the philosophical works stemming from the academies. These philosophical works focused on ontology and, as such, stand in sharp contrast to the shift toward epistemology in that century as happened in Germany. Another feature of the "academy" philosophies was the continual and explicit attempt to set themselves apart from the pervasive "subjectivism" of Western philosophical systems, although a largely unacknowledged influence persisted. At no time did the academy philosophers look to rational inquiry for more than an assist in understanding their theology. Instead they appealed to tradition and to an alleged direct insight into religious truths at the expense of logic and rational argument. The ultimate result was the pecular historical insularity of their community and concomitantly a subservience to the political state, traits that persist to this day.

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Thomas Nemeth, Manchester, NJ, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XVI
Chapter 1. The Early Kyiv and Moscow Theological Academies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Under the First Charter
Chapter 2. The St. Petersburg Academy Under the First Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 3. The Moscow Academy Under the First Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter 4. The Kyiv and Kazan Academies Under the First Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Part II: Under the 1869 Charter
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Chapter 5. The St. Petersburg Academy Under the Second Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
Chapter 6. Philosophy at the Moscow Academy Under the Second Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Chapter 7. Philosophy at the Kyiv and Kazan Academies Under the Second Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Part III: Under the 1884 Charter
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Chapter 8. Philosophy at the St. Petersburg Academy Under the Third Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Chapter 9. Philosophy at the Moscow Academy Under the Third Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
Chapter 10. Philosophy at the Kyiv and Kazan Academies Under the Third Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Part IV: Under the 1910 Charter
Chapter 11. Philosophy at the Academies Under the Fourth Charter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
Chapter 12. Concluding Remarks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	322
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Historians of philosophy, philosophers of religion, theologians, libraries, institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 343
Keywords: subjectivism; Russian conservativism; Orthodox Church thought; religious ontology

eBook

Published: July 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783111002866

Hardcover

Published: July 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783111002156