| Soviet Historiography of Philosophy: Istoriko-Filosofskaja Nauka 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Van Der Zweerde, Evert (Author) |
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ISBN: 079234832X ISBN-13: 9780792348320 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: Scientific history of philosophy' was one of the professional branches of Soviet philosophy, and a place where philosophical culture was preserved in an often hostile environment. Situated between the ideological exigencies of the Soviet system with its Marxist-Leninist theoretical foundation' and the need for an objective account of philosophy's past, Soviet history of philosophy displays the characteristic features of Soviet philosophy as a whole, including a forceful reappearance of its Hegelian background. This book is the only Western monograph on this important part of Soviet philosophy, thus filling the last main gap in Western Philosophical Sovietology'. At the same time, it offers the first survey of Soviet philosophy after the disappearance of the Soviet system itself, embarking on an historical and meta-philosophical investigation of Soviet philosophical culture. The book will be of interest to students of Soviet and Russian philosophy, historians of philosophy and specialists in Soviet studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Political - Social Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 109 |
| LCCN: 97038343 |
| Series: Sovietica |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.36 lbs) 296 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Scientific history of philosophy' was one of the professional branches of Soviet philosophy, and a place where philosophical culture was preserved in an often hostile environment. Situated between the ideological exigencies of the Soviet system with its Marxist-Leninist theoretical foundation' and the need for an objective account of philosophy's past, Soviet history of philosophy displays the characteristic features of Soviet philosophy as a whole, including a forceful reappearance of its Hegelian background. This book is the only Western monograph on this important part of Soviet philosophy, thus filling the last main gap in Western Philosophical Sovietology'. At the same time, it offers the first survey of Soviet philosophy after the disappearance of the Soviet system itself, embarking on an historical and meta-philosophical investigation of Soviet philosophical culture. The book will be of interest to students of Soviet and Russian philosophy, historians of philosophy and specialists in Soviet studies. |