Evgenii Trubetskoi: Icon and Philosophy
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Prince Evgenii Trubetskoi (1863-1920), one of Russia's great philosophers, exemplified what was best in the Russian religious-philosophical tradition. His lifelong pursuit was "integral knowledge." This ideal affirmed that faith was integral to reason and that inner experience (moral, religious, aesthetic), and not just external sensory experience, offered truthful testimony to the nature of reality--precisely contrary to the reductive positivism and scientism of Trubetskoi's day and ours. Following Vladimir Soloviev he developed the concept of Bogochelovechestvo (divine humanity)--the free human realization of the divine principle in ourselves and in the world (deification)--and found in it the very meaning of life. Trubetskoi strikingly combined religious philosophy with an unwavering commitment to the main principles of liberalism: human dignity, freedom of conscience, the rule of law (based ultimately on natural law), and human perfectibility (progress). He worked tirelessly for a liberal, constitutional Russia. This is the first book in English devoted to Evgenii Trubetskoi's life and thought. It includes a comprehensive introduction, six chapters on his religious-philosophical worldview, and six chapters on an area of religious studies that he inspired--the philosophy of the icon.
“This is a book, and a biography, that beautifully complements
the first volume in the Ex Oriente Lux series, on Russian religious
philosophy and post-secularism. Our modern world cannot go back to
an unmitigated faith culture and should not wish to. But we need
the prudent, integral example of Evgenii Trubetskoi: university
professor and philosopher of law, connoisseur of color in the
Orthodox icon, devout but not uncritical biographer of Vladimir
Soloviev, political activist—but always with the understanding that
no one side controls the truth, and no policy can be allowed to
undermine human dignity.”
—Caryl Emerson, Princeton University
“Evgenii Trubetskoi is a major Russian philosopher of the
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, one long neglected
in the English-language scholarship. Evgenii Trubetskoi:
Icon and Philosophy gathers together some of the finest
scholars of Russian philosophy and theology to fully investigate
Trubetskoi’s political-philosophical and theological thought. From
an in-depth look at Trubetskoi’s liberal ideas, to a multifaceted
account of his philosophy of the icon, the volume presents a
much-needed exploration of the wide-ranging nature of Trubetskoi’s
ideas. This is a book that everyone interested in Russian
philosophy should read.”
—Ana Siljak, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
“This collection of beautifully produced essays paints a
compelling portrait of one of Russia’s most attractive and profound
religious thinkers. The first part of the book shows how
Trubetskoi’s worldview integrated Orthodox Christianity,
philosophical idealism, and political liberalism, while the second
part explores his influence on the study of iconography. Together
they present a figure of striking spiritual depth who speaks to our
time as much as he did to his own.”
—Erich Lippman, Saint Mary’s University, Minnesota
- Title: Evgenii Trubetskoi: Icon and Philosophy
- Authors: Teresa Obolevitch, Randall A. Poole
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781725288423, 1725288427
- Resource ID: LLS:9781725288423
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-11T01:15:36Z
Sister Teresa Obolevitch is Professor and Chair of Russian and
Byzantine Philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II
in Krakow, Poland.
Randall A. Poole is Professor of History at the College of St.
Scholastica and a Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and
Religion at Emory University