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The idea of the state in the philosophy of Lav Nikolaevich Tolstoy
Edi Radan
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Abstract
The subject of this paper is the idea of the state observed through the ideological prism of the great Russian literary writer and philosopher, Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, taken in the context of Russian religious philosophy (from the end of the 19 century), where we must particularly emphasize the intuitive and mystical conception of the world as opposed to positivism and rationalism, especially through the commentary of its most notable representative and founder Vladimir Solovyov. Tolstoy’s idea is evaluated in the text as an initiative for a social reform according to the axiological key of ‘original Christianity’, which is at the core of Tolstoy’s radical relationship towards the state, man, and society as a whole, which is equated to the concept of religious anarchism. A state conceptualized by Tolstoy needs to be reformed in accordance with the project of The Kingdom of God as opposed to existing as a medium between man, and God, together with a dogmatic and institutionalized Church, towards which Tolstoy directs much criticism in the manner of religious anarchism, after which it comes to a final divergence and Tolstoy’s excommunication.
Keywords
state, religious anarchism, Russian religious philosophy, non-violence, Christianity
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269427
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Publication date:
15.12.2021.
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