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After passing through deism, pantheism, and sundry atheistic visions of life, Vladimir Solovyov emerged as a Christian thinker of irrepressible conviction and uncommon genius. "The Justification of the Good," one of Solovyov's last and most mature works, presents a profound argument for human morality based on the world's longing for and participation in God's goodness.

In the first part of the book Solovyov explores humanity's inner virtues and their full reality in Christ, weaving his moral philosophy with threads drawn from Orthodox theology. In the second part Solovyov discusses the practical implications of Christian goodness for such areas as nationalism, war, economics, legal justice, and family.

This edition of "The Justification of the Good" reproduces the English edition of 1918 and is the only new publication of this work since that date. The book includes explanatory footnotes by esteemed scholar Boris Jakim and a bibliography, compiled by Jakim, of Solovyov's major philosophical and religious works. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Vladimir Solovyov (18531900), one of Russia's leading intellectuals and a close friend of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, taught philosophy at Moscow University. Among his other books is "Three Conversations concerning War, Progress,and the End of History." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Paperback: 552 pages
Publisher: HardPress Publishing (January 10, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1290377707
ISBN-13: 978-1290377706
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
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Great book!

ByJeremy D. Wallaceon August 1, 2006

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This book is not a new translation, but it does have a foreword by the esteemed Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart and extensive notes by the translator Boris Jakim (who has also translated works by Pavel Florensky and Sergius Bulgakov). The range of subjects studied by Solovyov in this book are numerous. He talks about shame, just war, and morality. A definite must-read for those interested in Modern Orthodox Theology or Russian Philosophy.

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A very stimulating work

Byecclesial hypostasison July 12, 2009

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Solovyov builds in this book a moral philosophy based on a very insightful ontological premise. He situates humanity as a kind of mediating being, having our roots in biological nature below us, personal relationships with other people on our level, and aspirations to union with God above us. This translates into the primal moral emotions of shame, pity, and reverence, shared by all people. These lead to the moral imperatives of asceticism, generosity, and piety. He develops from this his fundamental moral principle that we should always seek the good of all beings to the fullest extent and at the appropriate level. Later in the book he links up with his theology of 'divine-humanity' to speak about the place of the church and the state, and the eschatological orientation of moral philosophy.

There is a very close affinity between Solovyov's reflections and Orthodox theology, so most Christians will find this a compelling analysis of morality. His influence on Dostoevsky is quite obvious - some of the characters of 'The Brothers Karamazov' are clearly designed to display Solovyov's analysis.

Like all thinkers, Solovyov had a tendency to short-sightedness in his historical predictions. His optimistic hope for a unified Christian Europe proceeding in unbroken social and political development into the 20th century takes on a very poignant aspect in light of the Soviet and Nazi regimes that came within a generation of his death. However, he would not have been surprised by these events given that they display all the characteristics of the collectivism that he critiques, and as a Christian he never ties the fulfilment of his hope to a particular historical manifestation anyway.

I particularly enjoyed his witty explanation of his solution to the question of whether it is immoral to lie to a would-be murderer who comes to the door asking whether his intended victim is inside. Corrie Ten Boom (who wrestles with this question in 'The Hiding Place' and falls into the trap that Solovyov criticises) would have benefited from his analysis.

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