Russian Thought After Communism: The Recovery of a Philosophical Heritage [Hardcover]

James P. Scanlan (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Scanlan has collected some useful glimpses of the Russian mind. Not until the end of the 19th century had Russia possessed a "vital philosophical culture," and Scanlan's contributors don't attempt a serious assessment of the areas in which Soviet philosophy worked rather well: the history of philosophy and some aspects of logic. Left with these slim philosophical pickings, the essayists turn to culture. Two contributors work in literary institutes, two are historians, one runs an art gallery, one works in an institute of Ukrainian studies, and four teach philosophy. They write about emigres, critics of the Soviet regime, and ideas that have survived the breakup of the empire. Piama Gaidenko's account of Berdiaev is philosophical, but we don't yet know how influential he will be. Most timely is the essay by Scanlan, an old hand at Russian philosophy, who writes of Slavophilia, a vague but explosive mixture of religion and nationalism. Scrappy though it is, this book opens some windows on Russian culture.
Leslie Armour, Univ. of Ottawa
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 238 pages
• Publisher: M E Sharpe Inc (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563243881
• ISBN-13: 978-1563243882
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,871,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)