NDLI: Utopia and history. Some remarks about Nikolai Berdjaev’s struggle with history

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Author	Augustyn, Leszek
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	The article deals with the philosophy of Nikolai Berdjaev (1874–1948), which he formulated between The Philosophy of Inequality (written in 1918, but published in 1923) and The New Middle-Ages (1924). Berdjaev’s philosophy is analyzed in the context of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermath. The other point of reference is the crisis of culture and civilisation, which affected the West in the inter-war period. Berdjaev’s position has been interpreted in view of the archetypal myth of the struggle of the two principles, the principle of order (cosmos) and the forces of destruction (chaos). This myth is tied to the millenialist world view. Berdjaev took an anti-utopian stance. He juxtaposed the utopian-revolutionary principle with the hierarchical-creative one. From this position he criticized among others democracy, liberalism and socialism. In the midst of the crisis of the 1920s he remarked the possibility of spiritual rejuvenation putting forward the concept of the New Middle-Ages. One can say that at that time Berdjaev’s philosophy evolved within the conservative-creative framework, from the utopia of conservatism to the utopia of ‘free creativity’.
Starting Page	71
Ending Page	79
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09259392
Journal	Studies in East European Thought
Volume Number	62
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15730948
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-02-06
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Conservatism Crisis of democracy History of religion Philosophy of history Russian revolution Socialism Utopia/utopianism Political Science Philosophy History Political Philosophy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy Law Cultural Studies Literature and Literary Theory

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