Berdyaev Nicolas Introduction (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Text/NEW. Softcover/NF; sound w/rubs to all leading edges & light surface wear. FEP removed, PO names to first title page. Philosophical examination of the diversity of intellectual thought in 19th century Russia, particularly its mystical roots, by Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev (1874 - 1948), member of the Russian Orthodox Church and a Christian universalist. This English translation was first published 1947 in UK. 297 pgs with an Introduction by Alexander Vucinich (1914 - 2002). 10 chapters: I, Definition of the Russian Nat'l Type; II, The Crucial Importance of the Problem of the Philosophy of History; III, The Problem of the Clash Between Personality & World Harmony; IV, The Problem of Humanism; V, The Social Color of Russian Thought; VI, The Question of Justification of Culture; VII, Authority & the State; VIII, The Determining Significance of the Religious Theme; IX, The Eschatological & Prophetic Character of Russian Thought; and X, Summing-Up of Russian 19th Century Thought. Strong copy despite cited flaws.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. First edition thus 1958, with new introductory essay " Unground and Freedom" by Published by Nicolas Berdyaev. Published by University of Michigan Press. Softcover in pictorial wraps without DJ as issued. Condition very good, square and tight book, no edgewear, spine not creased, no markings of any kind, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. 8vo, XLI + 208 pages. 0472060171.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Near VG. 8vo, xlii+212pp, printed wrappers. First printing, with 1958 ownership signature and address label of famed Stanford law professor Harry Rathbun and his wife Emilia, as well as a stamp from their Creative Initiative Foundation. Otherwise unmarked with some toning and soil to wrappers. Not Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Plastic covered paperback in good condition. Covers are sunned. Edges are slightly creased and nicked. Lower leading corner is bumped. Page block is tanned and blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.