Problems of Idealism / Edward A. Purcell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Purcell, Edward A., Author.

Contributor:

Poole, Randall Allen, 1964-

Series:

Russian literature and thought Problems of idealism

Standardized Title:

Problemy idealizma.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Idealism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The appearance of Problems of Idealism in 1902 was a watershed in the vibrant cultural renaissance known as the Russian Silver Age. A collection of twelve essays by some of Russia's most important philosophical thinkers, the volume has become a classic in the history of Russian thought. Its exploration of the philosophical foundations of liberalism-personhood , autonomy, law, progress-represents the highest achievement in the rich Russian tradition of social thought. This translation brings the original anthology to English-language readers for the first time. In a comprehensive introduction, Randall Poole places the volume in its historical context and assesses its significance.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Note on the Text and Translation

Editor's Introduction: Philosophy and Politics in the Russian Liberation Movement

From the Moscow Psychological Society

Foreword to the Russian Edition

1. Basic Problems of the Theory of Progress

2. Toward Characterization of the Theory of Marx and Engels on the Significance of Ideas in History

3. Toward Characterization of Our Philosophical Development

4. The Ethical Problem in the Light of Philosophical Idealism

5. Friedrich Nietzsche and the Ethics of "Love of the Distant"

6. Philosophy and Life

7. What the History of Philosophy Teaches

8. Ethical Idealism in the Philosophy of Law

9. The "Russian Sociological School" and the Category of Possibility in the Solution of Social-Ethical Problems

10. The Basic Principles of Auguste Comte's Sociological Doctrine

11. Renan as Champion of Freedom of Thought

12. On the Question of Moral Creativity

Glossary of Names

Contributor Biographies

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300145632

0300145632

OCLC:

1059280905