Zkoumání ruské exilové filosofie v meziválečném Československu : kritické vymezení diskursu

• Authors: Hanuš Nykl

Title variants

EN

Examination of Russian exile philosophy in inter-war Czechoslovakia : critical definition of discourse

RU

Исследование русской эмигрантской философии в межвоенной Чехословакии : критическое разграничение дискурса

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

In relation to Russian aid action provided to the Czechoslovak government there was also a large number of philosophers active in our country among the Russian scientists in exile. Several summarising papers were published on this topic, which endeavour to define the research field of Russian exile philosophy in the Czechoslovak Republic. A great number of figures from Russian life in exile were previously classified as philosophers. This paper critically evaluates their links to philosophy and determines the criteria according to which individual figures are or are not considered Russian philosophers in the author’s opinion. He comes to the conclusion that only approximately a third of the mentioned figures can be considered philosophers, while most of them are classified in other fields of human activities. The activities of some are linked to philosophy, while others can be considered interested in philosophy. Regardless of this critical reduction, the number of Russian philosophers in inter-war Czechoslovakia remains substantial, however, it is not possible to identify any common movement that originated within the terms of this discourse in our country.

Keywords

EN

Russian philosophy; Russian emigration; history of science

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovanský přehled: historická revue pro dějiny střední, východní a jihovýchodní Evropy (Slavonic Review: Review for Central, Eastern and Southeastern European history)
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 105
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 419-433
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Hanuš Nykl

• Slovanský přehled, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic