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Book SynopsisThis addition to Copleston's covers Russian thought from the eighteenth century to Lenin and the post-Stalin period.
Frederick Copleston was Professor of the History of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at London University. This eleven-volume work is one of the most remarkable single-handed scholarly enterprises of modern times. Volume 10 covers Mikhail Bakunin, Nikolai Bukharin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Alexander Herzen, Vladimir Lenin, George Plekhanov and Leo Tolstoy.
In the course of tracing the evolution of philosophical thought in Russia from the time of Catherine the Great into the present century, the author devotes careful analysis to radical thinkers, Marxists and the relevant ideas of the great Russian writers. He also includes a discussion on Russian thinkers in exile.
Brimming with detail and enthusiasm, A History of Philosophy gives an accessible account of philosophers from all eras and explains their works in relation to other philosophers. Each volume is an ideal guide for students studying specific eras and as a set offers a complete and unrivalled overview of the entire western philosophical tradition.
Trade ReviewA monumental history ... learned, lucid, patient and comprehensive. * New Statesman *
We can only applaud at the end of each act and look forward to applauding again at the final curtain. * Times Literary Supplement *
Table of ContentsAuthor's Preface 1 Introduction 2 Chaadaev: Russia and the West 3 Ivan Kireevsky and Integral Knowledge 4 From Reconciliation with Reality to Revolution 5 The New Men 6 Peter Lavrov and the Subjective Method 7 Dostoevsky and Philosophy 8 Meaning in Life and History 9 Religion and Philosophy: Vladimir Solovyev 10 Marxism in Imperial Russia (1): Plekhanov 11 Marxism in Imperial Russia (2): Lenin 12 Marxism in the Soviet Union 13 Philosophers in Exile (1) 14 Philosophers in Exile (2)
Epilogue Bibliography Index
