Social Ideal and its Implementation in the Philosophy of S. L. Frank

Evgenia BUJOR; Sergey PROSEKOV; Tatyana SEREGINA; Olga SHEVCHENKO; Vasily DYAGILEV

Evgenia BUJOR Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia
Sergey PROSEKOV Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia
Tatyana SEREGINA Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia
Olga SHEVCHENKO Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia
Vasily DYAGILEV Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The paper examines the social philosophy of a prominent Russian thinker, Semen Frank with the aim of identifying its relations with general philosophical ideas, as well as with religious foundations of his thought. For these purposes, authors examine the basic concepts of Frank’s social philosophy in their interaction and connection. Based on the research, authors conclude that Frank built his social theory on the basis of the philosophy all-unity that gives primacy to the spiritual aspects of the social body over the material and empirical ones. The basic social concepts he develops are related with the two fundamental modes of the reality – ideal and empirical.

RESUMEN

El artículo examina la filosofía social de un destacado pensador ruso, Semen Frank, con el objetivo de identificar sus relaciones con ideas filosóficas generales, así como con los fundamentos religiosos de su pensamiento. Para estos fines, los autores examinan los conceptos básicos de la filosofía social de Frank en su interacción y conexión. Con base en la investigación, los autores concluyen que Frank construyó su teoría social sobre la base de la filosofía de la unidad total que da primacía a los aspectos espirituales del cuerpo social sobre bases materiales y empíricas. Los conceptos sociales básicos que desarrolla están relacionados con los dos modos fundamentales de la realidad: ideal y empírico.

Author Biographies

Evgenia BUJOR, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia

Candidate of Philosophy, senior Lecturer of the Department of Sociology, History and Philosophy, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Scientific interests: Sociology and Political Science, History and Philosophy of Science.

Sergey PROSEKOV, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia

Candidate of Philosophy, Professor of the Department of Sociology, History and Philosophy, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Deputy Dean of faculty of sociology and politology, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Scientific interests: Philosophy, Political Science.

Tatyana SEREGINA, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia

Candidate of Philosophy, professor of the Department of Sociology, History and Philosophy, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Deputy Head of Department of sociology, history and Philosophy, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Olga SHEVCHENKO, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia

Candidate of Philosophy, assistant professor of the Department of Sociology, History and Philosophy, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Vasily DYAGILEV, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia

Candidate of Historical Sciences, assistant professor of the Department of Sociology, History and Philosophy, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

References

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FRANK, S. L. (1992a). Duhovnye osnovy obshhestva [Spiritual Grounds of Society]. Moscow: Respublika, 15-146.

FRANK, S.L. (1972). Problema hristianskogo socializma [The Problem of Christian Socialism] in Frank S.L. Po tu storonu pravogo i levogo [On Another Side of Right and Left]. Paris: YMCA-Press, 63-82.

FRANK, S.L. (1992b). Svet vo t'me. Opyt hristianskoj etiki i social'noj filosofii [Light in Darkness. Study into Christian Ethics and Social Philosophy], in Frank S. L. Duhovnye osnovy obshhestva [Spiritual Grounds of Society]. Moscow: Respublika, 406-470.