Kudaev, A. E. Nikolay Berdyaev’s Philosophy of Culture in Terms of His Concept of Tragedy

Abstract: In his article Kudaev examines one of the most important topics in Berdyaev’s creative heritage – philosophy of culture. The novelty of the research is caused by the fact that this subject is viewed in terms of Berdyaev’s concept of tragedy which was the ‘first phenomenon’ for the philosopher and allowed him to understand metaphysical grounds of being and existence including being and existence of culture. This is the subject of the present research article. Kudaev demonstrates that Berdyaev’s tragedy of culture was not only related to creativity in general and the tragedy of creativity in particular but was also determined by those. Kudaev also analyzes the main internal contradictions between culture and the cult that were viewed by Berdyaev as a source of culture and a reason of its religious tragedy at the same time as well as contradictions between culture and life in general. The research is of integrated nature at the confluence of cultural studies, philosophy, esthetics, religious studies and history which, in its turn, has determined a complex historical-philosophical and philosophical-cultural methodology. The scientific novelty of the article is caused by the fact that the author reconstructs the basic provisions of Berdyaev’s philosophy of culture exclusively from the point of view of Beryaev’s concept of tragedy.

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