Philosophy of the name / Sergii Bulgakov ; translated, annotated, and an introduction by Thomas Allan Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bulgakov, Sergiĭ, 1871-1944, author.

Contributor:

Smith, T. Allan, translator.

Series:

NIU series in Orthodox Christian studies.

Cornell scholarship online.

NIU series in Orthodox Christian studies

Cornell scholarship online

Standardized Title:

Filosofii︠a︡ imeni. English

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

God (Christianity)--Name.

God (Christianity).

Word of God (Christian theology).

Language and languages--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Northern Illinois University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Sergii Bulgakov (1871-1944) wrote the book in response to a theological controversy that erupted in Russia just before the outbreak of World War I. Bulgakov develops a philosophy of language that aims to justify the truthfulness of the statement 'the Name of God is God himself', a claim provoking debate on the meaning of names, and the Name of God in particular. 'Philosophy of the Name' investigates the nature of words and human language, considers grammar and parts of speech, and concludes with an exposition on the Name of God.

Contents:

What Is a Word?

Speech and Word

Towards a Philosophy of Grammar (Grammar and Epistemology, Grammar and Logic, Kant and Language)

Language and Thought

The "Proper" Name

The Name of God

Post scriptum to the Essay on the Name of God

Excursuses.

Notes:

This translation also issued in print: 2022.

Translated from the Russian.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 22, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Bulgakov, Sergii Philosophy of the Name

ISBN:

9781501765667

1501765663

OCLC:

1293917390