Title What the God-seekers found in Nietzsche : the reception of Neitzche's Übermensch by the philosophers of the Russian religious renaissance / Nel Grillaert

Published Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (282 pages) Series Studies in Slavic literature and poetics ; v. 50 Studies in Slavic literature and poetics ; v. 50 Contents Introduction -- The Russian discovery of Nietzsche -- Dostoevskii's philosophical anthropology -- "Isn't the unfortunate Nietzsche right?" : Vladimir Solovʹëv's response to Nietzsche -- "Only the word order has changed" : bogochelovek and chelovekobog -- Supplementing Christ : Dmitrii Merezhkovskii's use of Nietzsche's Übermensch -- Free from God, free within God : Nikolai Berdiaev's use of Nietzsche's Übermensch -- Conclusion Summary At the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, a large and varied group of the Russian intelligentsia became fascinated by Friedrich Nietzsche, whose provocative ideas inspired many of them to overcome obsolete traditions and to create new values. Paradoxically, the German philosopher, who vigorously challenged the established Christian worldview, invigorated the rich ferment of religious philosophy in the Russian Silver Age: his ideas served as a fruitful source of inspiration for the philosophers of the Russian religious renaissance, the so-called God-seekers, in their quest for a new religious consciousness. Especially Nietzsche¿s anthropology of the Übermensch was instrumental in their reformulation of Christianity. This book explores how three pivotal figures in the Russian religious reception of Nietzsche, i.e. Vladimir Solov¿ëv, Dmitrii Merezhkovskii and Nikolai Berdiaev, engaged in a vacillating yet highly prolific debate with Nietzsche and how each of them appropriated his anthropology of the Übermensch in their religious philosophy. In order to explain Merezhkovskii¿s and Berdiaev¿s assessment of Nietzsche, the author highlights the significance of Dostoevskii: only by reading Nietzsche through the prism of Dostoevskii could both God-seekers pin down the religious ramifications of Nietzsche¿s thought. This book will be of interest to anyone fascinated by Nietzsche, Dostoevskii, Russian religious philosophy, Russian history of ideas and reception studies. Nel Grillaert is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Research Foundation ¿ Flanders (FWO) and is affiliated with Ghent University, Belgium. She has published several articles on the Russian religious reading of Nietzsche and on religious motives in the works of Dostoevskii Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index Notes Print version record Subject Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 -- Appreciation -- Russia Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 -- Influence Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Criticism and interpretation Solovyov, Vladimir Sergeyevich, 1853-1900 -- Criticism and interpretation Merezhkovsky, Dmitry Sergeyevich, 1865-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation Berdi︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-1948 -- Criticism and interpretation Berdi︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-1948 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 Merezhkovsky, Dmitry Sergeyevich, 1865-1941 Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 Solovyov, Vladimir Sergeyevich, 1853-1900 Philosophy, Russian -- 19th century -- German influences Philosophy, Russian -- 20th century. PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern. Art appreciation Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Philosophy, Russian Russia Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781435695351 1435695356 9042024801 9789042024809

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