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Vladimir BiblerRussian philosopher
Date of Birth: 04.07.1918
Country:  Russia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Philosophical Journey
- Post-Stalin Era
- Method of "Pushing to the Limit"
- Logic of Culture
- Dialogue of "Poetry" and "Philosophy"
- Crisis of Modern Reason
- Legacy and Influence
- Major Works
Early Life and Education
Vasily Semenovich Bibler, a prominent Russian philosopher, was born in Moscow on July 4, 1918. He pursued his academic studies at the Faculty of History of Moscow State University and completed his postgraduate work at the Institute of Philosophy of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
Philosophical Journey
Stalinist PeriodDuring the Stalinist era, Bibler faced political adversity due to his opposition to the prevailing Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy. In 1951, he was sent to Stalinabad (present-day Dushanbe, Tajikistan) to work at the Department of Philosophy at Tajik State University.
Post-Stalin Era
Following the death of Stalin in 1953, Bibler returned to Moscow and resumed his academic career. He taught at various institutions, including the Moscow Mining Institute, the Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology of the USSR Academy of Sciences, the Institute of General History of the USSR Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Pedagogy and General Psychology of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the USSR.
Method of "Pushing to the Limit"
Bibler's philosophy is characterized by his method of "pushing to the limit," which he referred to as "philosophical logic of culture" or "logic of the beginning of logic." This method involves exploring the paradoxes of logical reasoning to uncover fundamental questions and possibilities.
Logic of Culture
Bibler believed that each culture possesses its own unique type of enigma or riddle, which shapes its understanding of reality. He distinguished between the enigmas of ancient Greek, medieval, modern, and Eastern cultures.
Bibler rejected both induction (generalizing from particulars) and deduction (deriving particulars from a general concept) in favor of what he called "transduction," which allows for communication and exchange between different cultures without reducing them to a common denominator.
Dialogue of "Poetry" and "Philosophy"
Bibler saw a close relationship between philosophical logic and aesthetics. For him, the dialogue between "poetry" and "philosophy" represents the exploration of the fundamental questions of existence and meaning.
Crisis of Modern Reason
Bibler argued that contemporary philosophy is grappling with a crisis of scientific reason. He identified three key characteristics of this crisis:
1. The recognition of the limits of scientific knowledge and the emergence of irrationalism and mysticism.
2. A turn towards non-scientific modes of understanding and the acknowledgment of the multiplicity of human perspectives.
3. The realization that the boundaries between thought and being are fluid and that external reality exists within the thinking process itself.
Legacy and Influence
Vasily Bibler passed away in Moscow on June 3, 2000. His philosophy, known as "high rationalism," challenged the intellectual and political orthodoxies of his time. He remains a significant figure in contemporary Russian philosophy and his ideas continue to inspire scholars and thinkers around the world.
Major Works
Analysis of the Evolving Concept(co-authored)Thinking as Creativity
Culture. Dialogue of Cultures
Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin or the Poetics of Culture
From Epistemology to the Logic of Culture
What is Philosophy?
On the Frontiers of the Logic of Culture
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