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Audacity of the spirit

Title
Audacity of the spirit / by A.F. Losev ; translated by Vitali I. Betaneli, Peter R. Weisensel.
Author
Losev, A. F. (Alekseĭ Fedorovich)
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

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Additional Authors
  • Betaneli, Vitali I.
  • Weisensel, Peter R.
Description
xxix, 209 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
Audacity of the Spirit' by A.F. Losev (1893-1988) dares us to think holistically, dialectically. Translated from the Russian original by Peter R. Weisensel and Vitali I. Betaneli, the book falls into three parts: the dialectical method; Losev?s application of dialectics to history and culture; and his personal reflections on studying philosophy. Losev?s insatiable intellectual curiosity probes a remarkable variety of areas. Positions he considers, though, are not always easily reconcilable, as with Marxism-Leninism and Orthodox Christianity. In Losev?s conception of culture, however, culture and the intrinsic unity of any given cultural order is the common element that underlies everything living, even the order?s incompatibles. The given culture cannot be reduced to any single position nor to all of them taken together. 'Audacity of the Spirit' is an introduction to dialectics for beginners, but it is also a major philosopher?s summing-up of his reflections to a non-specialized audience.
Series Statement
  • Value inquiry book series ; no. 334
  • Philosophy, literature, and politics
Uniform Title
  • Derzanie dukha. English
  • Value inquiry book series ; v. 334.
  • Value inquiry book series. Philosophy, literature, and politics.
Alternative Title
Derzanie dukha.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 19-10634
ISBN
  • 9789004367333
  • 9004367330
  • 9789004401983 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2019016956
OCLC
1100447952
Author
Losev, A. F. (Alekseĭ Fedorovich), author.
Title
Audacity of the spirit / by A.F. Losev ; translated by Vitali I. Betaneli, Peter R. Weisensel.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Value inquiry book series ; no. 334
Philosophy, literature, and politics
Value inquiry book series ; v. 334.
Value inquiry book series. Philosophy, literature, and politics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Betaneli, Vitali I., translator.
Weisensel, Peter R., translator.
Other Form:
Online version: Losev, A. F. (Alekseĭ Fedorovich), author. Audacity of the spirit Leiden : Brill, [2019] 9789004401983 (DLC) 2019022390
Research Call Number
JFE 19-10634
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