Vladimir Solovyov (philosopher)

Vladimir Solovyov
Portrait of Vladimir Solovyov, c. 1900
Born
Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov

(1853-01-28)28 January 1853
Died13 August 1900(1900-08-13) (aged 47)
Uzkoye, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Alma materImperial Moscow University
Era19th-century philosophy
RegionRussian philosophy
SchoolChristian philosophy, sophiology, Christian mysticism, Russian symbolism,[1] Russian Schellingianism[2]
ThesisCritique of Abstract Principles (Kritika otvlechennykh nachal) 1880
Main interests
Philosophy of religion
Notable ideas
Reviving and expanded the idea of Sophia
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Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov[4] (Russian: Влади́мир Серге́евич Соловьёв; 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1853 – 13 August [O.S. 31 July] 1900) was a Russian philosopher, theologian, poet, pamphleteer, and literary critic, who played a significant role in the development of Russian philosophy and poetry at the end of the 19th century and in the spiritual renaissance of the early 20th century.

  1. ^ "Symbolism". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1998): "Schellingianism, Russian".
  3. ^ Pillar and Ground of Truth
  4. ^ The philosopher's family name has been spelt in various ways: Soloviev, Solov'ev Solovëv, Solowjew, Solov'jov, Solovieff, Solovioff and Solovyev. The most widely accepted transliterated form of his last name is Solovyov.