Author: Glenn Cronin
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 150176019X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Disenchanted Wanderer is the first comprehensive English-language study in over half a century of the life and ideas of Konstantin Nikolaevich Leontiev (1831–1891), one of the most important thinkers in nineteenth-century Russia on political, social, and religious matters. Glenn Cronin gives the reader a broad overview of Leontiev's life and varied career as novelist, army doctor, diplomat, journalist, censor, and, late in life, ordained monk. Reviewing Leontiev's creative work and his writing on aesthetics and literary criticism—notable figures such as Belinsky, Turgenev, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy appear—Cronin goes on to examine Leontiev's sociopolitical writing and his theory of the rise and fall of cultures and civilizations, placing his thought in the context of his contemporaries and predecessors including Hegel, Herzen, and Nietzsche, as well as Danilevsky, Pobedonostsev, and other major figures in Slavophile and Russian nationalist circles. Cronin also examines Leontiev's religious views, including his ascetic brand of Orthodoxy, informed by his experiences of the monastic communities of Mount Athos and OptinaPustyn, and his late attraction to Roman Catholicism under the influence of the theologian Vladimir Solovyev. Disenchanted Wanderer concludes with a review of Leontiev's prophetic vision for the twentieth century and his conviction that, after a period of wars, socialism would triumph under the banner of a new Constantine the Great. Cronin considers how far this vision foretold the rise to power of Joseph Stalin, an aspect of Leontiev's legacy that previously had not received the attention it merits. Elevating Leontiev to his proper place in the Russian literary pantheon, Cronin demonstrates that the man was not, as is often maintained, an amoralist and a political reactionary but rather a deeply moral thinker and a radical conservative.
Disenchanted Wanderer
Author: Glenn Cronin
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 150176019X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Disenchanted Wanderer is the first comprehensive English-language study in over half a century of the life and ideas of Konstantin Nikolaevich Leontiev (1831–1891), one of the most important thinkers in nineteenth-century Russia on political, social, and religious matters. Glenn Cronin gives the reader a broad overview of Leontiev's life and varied career as novelist, army doctor, diplomat, journalist, censor, and, late in life, ordained monk. Reviewing Leontiev's creative work and his writing on aesthetics and literary criticism—notable figures such as Belinsky, Turgenev, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy appear—Cronin goes on to examine Leontiev's sociopolitical writing and his theory of the rise and fall of cultures and civilizations, placing his thought in the context of his contemporaries and predecessors including Hegel, Herzen, and Nietzsche, as well as Danilevsky, Pobedonostsev, and other major figures in Slavophile and Russian nationalist circles. Cronin also examines Leontiev's religious views, including his ascetic brand of Orthodoxy, informed by his experiences of the monastic communities of Mount Athos and OptinaPustyn, and his late attraction to Roman Catholicism under the influence of the theologian Vladimir Solovyev. Disenchanted Wanderer concludes with a review of Leontiev's prophetic vision for the twentieth century and his conviction that, after a period of wars, socialism would triumph under the banner of a new Constantine the Great. Cronin considers how far this vision foretold the rise to power of Joseph Stalin, an aspect of Leontiev's legacy that previously had not received the attention it merits. Elevating Leontiev to his proper place in the Russian literary pantheon, Cronin demonstrates that the man was not, as is often maintained, an amoralist and a political reactionary but rather a deeply moral thinker and a radical conservative.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 150176019X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Disenchanted Wanderer is the first comprehensive English-language study in over half a century of the life and ideas of Konstantin Nikolaevich Leontiev (1831–1891), one of the most important thinkers in nineteenth-century Russia on political, social, and religious matters. Glenn Cronin gives the reader a broad overview of Leontiev's life and varied career as novelist, army doctor, diplomat, journalist, censor, and, late in life, ordained monk. Reviewing Leontiev's creative work and his writing on aesthetics and literary criticism—notable figures such as Belinsky, Turgenev, Gogol, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy appear—Cronin goes on to examine Leontiev's sociopolitical writing and his theory of the rise and fall of cultures and civilizations, placing his thought in the context of his contemporaries and predecessors including Hegel, Herzen, and Nietzsche, as well as Danilevsky, Pobedonostsev, and other major figures in Slavophile and Russian nationalist circles. Cronin also examines Leontiev's religious views, including his ascetic brand of Orthodoxy, informed by his experiences of the monastic communities of Mount Athos and OptinaPustyn, and his late attraction to Roman Catholicism under the influence of the theologian Vladimir Solovyev. Disenchanted Wanderer concludes with a review of Leontiev's prophetic vision for the twentieth century and his conviction that, after a period of wars, socialism would triumph under the banner of a new Constantine the Great. Cronin considers how far this vision foretold the rise to power of Joseph Stalin, an aspect of Leontiev's legacy that previously had not received the attention it merits. Elevating Leontiev to his proper place in the Russian literary pantheon, Cronin demonstrates that the man was not, as is often maintained, an amoralist and a political reactionary but rather a deeply moral thinker and a radical conservative.
Byzantinism & Slavdom
Author: Konstantin Leontiev
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Described by some as the 'Russian Nietzsche', Konstantin Leontiev (1831-1891) was one of the most enigmatic Russian philosophers of the 19th century. A staunch defender of tsarist autocracy, he offered a radical critique of modern egalitarian culture and politics, particularly from an aesthetic point of view. Byzantinism & Slavdom examines the legacy of Byzantium and its vital relevance for understanding Russia and forging its future, distinct from the prevailing ethos of Europe which Leontiev diagnosed as undergoing a civilisational death. What distinguished Leontiev's aristocratic outlook from that of Nietzsche was his enduring loyalty to the Orthodox Christian faith, without which he predicted Russia would perish. Beyond its remarkable prophecies of WWI and the European Union, this 1875 work is a critical text in the Russian philosophy of history. Translated into English for the first time and introduced with commentary from K. Benois, Byzantinism & Slavdom is essential reading for anyone who truly wishes to grasp the rise and decline of civilisations, driven by titanic laws of natural development, and what these mean for Russia.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Described by some as the 'Russian Nietzsche', Konstantin Leontiev (1831-1891) was one of the most enigmatic Russian philosophers of the 19th century. A staunch defender of tsarist autocracy, he offered a radical critique of modern egalitarian culture and politics, particularly from an aesthetic point of view. Byzantinism & Slavdom examines the legacy of Byzantium and its vital relevance for understanding Russia and forging its future, distinct from the prevailing ethos of Europe which Leontiev diagnosed as undergoing a civilisational death. What distinguished Leontiev's aristocratic outlook from that of Nietzsche was his enduring loyalty to the Orthodox Christian faith, without which he predicted Russia would perish. Beyond its remarkable prophecies of WWI and the European Union, this 1875 work is a critical text in the Russian philosophy of history. Translated into English for the first time and introduced with commentary from K. Benois, Byzantinism & Slavdom is essential reading for anyone who truly wishes to grasp the rise and decline of civilisations, driven by titanic laws of natural development, and what these mean for Russia.
An Introduction to Vygotsky
Author: Harry Daniels
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415328136
Category : Educational psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
An Introduction to Vygotsky, Second Edition provides students with an accessible overview of his work, combining reprints of key journal and text articles with editorial commentary and helpful suggestions for further reading.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415328136
Category : Educational psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
An Introduction to Vygotsky, Second Edition provides students with an accessible overview of his work, combining reprints of key journal and text articles with editorial commentary and helpful suggestions for further reading.
Political Economy
Author: Lev Abramovich Leontʹev
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capitalism
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capitalism
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Konstantin Leontiev and the Orthodox East
Author: Dale Lawrence Nelson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The Harvest of Sorrow
Author: Robert Conquest
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195051803
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Chronicles the events of 1929 to 1933 in the Ukraine when Stalin's Soviet Communist Party killed or deported millions of peasants; abolished privately held land and forced the remaining peasantry into "collective" farms; and inflicted impossible grain quotas on the peasants that resulted in mass starvation.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195051803
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Chronicles the events of 1929 to 1933 in the Ukraine when Stalin's Soviet Communist Party killed or deported millions of peasants; abolished privately held land and forced the remaining peasantry into "collective" farms; and inflicted impossible grain quotas on the peasants that resulted in mass starvation.
Essays in Russian Literature; the Conservative View: Leontiev, Rozanov, Shestov
Author: Константин Леонтьев
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Vygotsky's and A.A. Leontiev's Semiotics and Psycholinguistics
Author: Dorothy Robbins
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This work introduces Russian theories of language from the Vygotskian perspective, with a chapter by famed scholar A. A. Leontiev about Vygostky and Russian psycholinguistics. The holistic nature of Russian psychology is highlighted, viewing the personality development of each individual as a whole. Vygostky's interdisciplinary approach to education, termed pedology, is examined, as is the Zone of Proximal Development and how it is understood in Russian education and theory. The theory of constructivism within education in the West is compared with the Vygotskian understanding of Zone of Proximal Development. Much of the focus is on teaching and teacher ability. This work also opens a discussion rarely analyzed in the West within theories of language: code, representation, image, imagination, imitation, and mimesis. Also, Vygotskian thought is compared with Chaos Theory/Complexity Theory on a philosophical level. Foreign language teachers and those teaching English as a second language will find this volume valuable, as will scholars and students in applied linguistics, cognitive psychology, semiotics, and the psychology or philosophy of language.
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This work introduces Russian theories of language from the Vygotskian perspective, with a chapter by famed scholar A. A. Leontiev about Vygostky and Russian psycholinguistics. The holistic nature of Russian psychology is highlighted, viewing the personality development of each individual as a whole. Vygostky's interdisciplinary approach to education, termed pedology, is examined, as is the Zone of Proximal Development and how it is understood in Russian education and theory. The theory of constructivism within education in the West is compared with the Vygotskian understanding of Zone of Proximal Development. Much of the focus is on teaching and teacher ability. This work also opens a discussion rarely analyzed in the West within theories of language: code, representation, image, imagination, imitation, and mimesis. Also, Vygotskian thought is compared with Chaos Theory/Complexity Theory on a philosophical level. Foreign language teachers and those teaching English as a second language will find this volume valuable, as will scholars and students in applied linguistics, cognitive psychology, semiotics, and the psychology or philosophy of language.
Lev Vygotsky
Author: Peter Lloyd
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415111522
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415111522
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Transformation of Learning
Author: Bert van Oers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139470019
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
The Transformation of Learning gives an overview of some significant advances of the cultural-historical activity theory, also known as CHAT in the educational domain. Developments are described with respect to both the theoretical framework and research. The book's main focus is on the evolution of the learning concept and school practices under the influence of cultural-historical activity theory. Activity theory has contributed to this transformation of views on learning, both conceptually and practically. It has provided us with a useful approach to the understanding of learning in cultural contexts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139470019
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
The Transformation of Learning gives an overview of some significant advances of the cultural-historical activity theory, also known as CHAT in the educational domain. Developments are described with respect to both the theoretical framework and research. The book's main focus is on the evolution of the learning concept and school practices under the influence of cultural-historical activity theory. Activity theory has contributed to this transformation of views on learning, both conceptually and practically. It has provided us with a useful approach to the understanding of learning in cultural contexts.