Antinomism in Twentieth-Century Russian Philosophy

The Case of Pavel Florensky

Bibliographic Data

ID12190867
AuthorsHarry James Moore (0000-0002-7308-4976, University of Oxford, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume73
Issue1
Pages53-76
Publication date2020-08-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in East European Thought (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0925-9392 • E-ISSN: 1573-0948
PublisherSpringer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/s11212-020-09378-y
OpenAlexW3054891529
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

This study examines the notion of antinomy, or unavoidable contradiction, in the work of Pavel Florensky (1882–1937). Many Russian philosophers of the Silver Age shared a common conviction which is yet to receive sufficient attention in critical literature, either in Russia or abroad. This is namely a philosophical and theological dependence on unavoidable contradiction, paradox, or antinomy. The history of antinomy and its Russian reception is introduced here before a new framework for understanding Russian antinomism is defended. This is namely the anticipation of ‘vertical’ antinomies in ‘horizontal’ antinomies. Here, by ‘horizontal’ we suppose an unavoidable contradiction of reason or philosophical reflection, and by ‘vertical’ an unavoidable contradiction of revelation, faith, or a self-contradictory dogma. The study aims to demonstrate that Florensky fails to provide a satisfactory anticipation of vertical antinomies

Anticipation (artificial intelligence · Antinomy · Contradiction · Epistemology · Faith · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Revelation · Theology · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies · Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies

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