Open AccessMedieval religious intellectual culture in the works of V.S. Soloviev
Author(s) -
V L Afanasevsky
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aspirantskij vestnik povolžʹâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-3764
pISSN - 2072-2354
DOI - 10.17816/2072-2354.2021.21.2.56-62
Subject(s) - middle ages , christianity , antinomy , faith , philosophy , ideology , ideal (ethics) , doctrine , consciousness , religious studies , conviction , christian tradition , epistemology , history , theology , law , politics , political science
The article discusses the views of V.S. Solovyov on the medieval religious worldview. The main problem for historical and historical and philosophical thought at the end of the 19th century was the question of the degree of influence of Christian ideology on the perception of man in the Middle Ages. And since it was V.S. Soloviev who expressed doubts about the absolute significance of the Christian doctrine for the consciousness of medieval Western Europe, Byzantium and Russia, then his constructions are especially interesting. The author proceeds from the assumption that all his reflections can be characterized as Christian utopianism, however, it is presented in the space of liberal teachings of Russia in the second half of the 19th century. Attention is focused on the aspiration of V.S. Solovyov to solve problems through the completeness and purity of the ideal of Christianity. Therefore, the world-historical process itself appears as a condition for the functioning of this ideal. The key point for the Russian philosopher is the conviction that in the Middle Ages pagan elements persist and affect the consciousness of people under the guise of the Christian faith. And this leads to the antinomy of the order of life and the spirit of the Middle Ages. It is this moment that serves as the subject of this article.