The Meaning of History - Softcover

Berdyaev, Nikolai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597312576 ISBN 13: 9781597312578

Publisher: Semantron Press, 2009

Synopsis

In this book, Nikolai Berdyaev examines the fundamental problems of the philosophy of history. For Berdyaev the philosophy of history is a science of the spirit bringing us into communion with the mysteries of spiritual life. The real philosophy of history is that of the triumph of authentic life over death; it is the participation of man in another reality which is much deeper and richer than the external reality in which he is immersed. The history of man and the world is rooted in "celestial history," in the deepest interior spiritual life, which can be equated with heavenly life, the life of eternity, the life of God. The source of history lies in this experience of the human spirit which is in direct communion with the divine spirit. The Russian philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev (1874-1948) was one of the greatest religious thinkers of the twentieth century. His philosophy goes beyond mere thinking, mere rational conceptualization, and tries to attain authentic life itself: the profound layers of existence that are in contact with God's world. Berdyaev directed all of his efforts, philosophical as well as in his personal and public life, at replacing the kingdom of this world with the kingdom of God. According to him, we can all attempt to do this by tapping the divine creative powers which constitute our true nature. Our mission is to be collaborators with God in His continuing creation of the world. This is what Berdyaev said about himself: "Man, personality, freedom, creativeness, the eschatological-messianic resolution of the dualism of two worlds - these are my basic themes."

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Review:

"Transaction Publishers has performed an important service in recently reissueing Nikolai Berdyaev's "The Meaning of History: An Essay on the Philosophy of Human Destiny"... The Transaction Edition contains a new introduction by Professor Maria Nemcova Banerjee that first appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of "Modern Age" under the title, "Nikolai Berdiaev and Spiritual Freedom." A balanced and penetrating 'reconsideration' of the Russian thinker's achievement that no student of Berdyaev can ignore, Banerjee's essay places and assesses Berdyaev's overall contribution and significance as an existentialist philosopher and an original interpreter of Russian phiilosophical and religious thought."

"- George A. Panichas, Modern Age"

"Transaction Publishers has performed an important service in recently reissueing Nikolai Berdyaev's "The Meaning of History: An Essay on the Philosophy of Human Destiny.".. The Transaction Edition contains a new introduction by Professor Maria Nemcova Banerjee that first appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of "Modern Age" under the title, "Nikolai Berdiaev and Spiritual Freedom." A balanced and penetrating 'reconsideration' of the Russian thinker's achievement that no student of Berdyaev can ignore, Banerjee's essay places and assesses Berdyaev's overall contribution and significance as an existentialist philosopher and an original interpreter of Russian phiilosophical and religious thought."

"- George A. Panichas, Modern Age"

"Transaction Publishers has performed an important service in recently reissueing Nikolai Berdyaev's The Meaning of History: An Essay on the Philosophy of Human Destiny... The Transaction Edition contains a new introduction by Professor Maria Nemcova Banerjee that first appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of Modern Age under the title, "Nikolai Berdiaev and Spiritual Freedom." A balanced and penetrating 'reconsideration' of the Russian thinker's achievement that no student of Berdyaev can ignore, Banerjee's essay places and assesses Berdyaev's overall contribution and significance as an existentialist philosopher and an original interpreter of Russian phiilosophical and religious thought."

- George A. Panichas, Modern Age

-Transaction Publishers has performed an important service in recently reissueing Nikolai Berdyaev's The Meaning of History: An Essay on the Philosophy of Human Destiny... The Transaction Edition contains a new introduction by Professor Maria Nemcova Banerjee that first appeared in the Summer 2004 issue of Modern Age under the title, -Nikolai Berdiaev and Spiritual Freedom.- A balanced and penetrating 'reconsideration' of the Russian thinker's achievement that no student of Berdyaev can ignore, Banerjee's essay places and assesses Berdyaev's overall contribution and significance as an existentialist philosopher and an original interpreter of Russian phiilosophical and religious thought.-

- George A. Panichas, Modern Age

About the Author:

Nikolai Berdyaev had a cultural rather than political abhorrence of the Bolshevik regime, and in 1922, he was expelled from Russia for what was considered his religious mysticism. Among his many works are The Russian Idea and Origin of Russian Communism. Maria Nemcova Banerjee is professor of Russian at Smith College. She is the author of Terminal Paradox: The Novels of Milan Kundera.

About this edition

• Publisher: Semantron Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1597312576
• ISBN 13: 9781597312578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244