ORTHODOX PHILOSOPHY: THE RELEVANCE, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
The study of the history of Western philosophy in higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation, including in theological schools, needs to be rethought. In the context of an open conflict between Western civilization and Russia, it is necessary to critically reflect on the fundamental foundations of this conflict. The platform from which it is possible to perform this critical work can only be the Orthodox philosophy. In turn, we cannot say that we have a ready-made Orthodox philosophy. Therefore, it is proposed to form it in the process of critical rethinking of Western philosophy. The article proposes a concept that reveals the Orthodox ontology, expressed by the key concept of “Image”. And the history of Western philosophy, from Patristics to modern philosophy, is seen as an apostasy process of departure from Christian ontology.