INTERPRETATION OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE IN RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHY OF THE XX CENTURY: P. A. FLORENSKY, N. A. BERDYAEV, A. F. LOSEV
The article examines the interpretation of the Western European Renaissance and the attitude to the Renaissance as a cultural phenomenon in the works of three Russian philosophers of the twentieth century: P. A. Florensky, N. A. Berdyaev, A. F. Losev. A comparative analysis, typological and conceptual comparison of their concepts and ideas is carried out, on the basis of which the main differences and similarities of the interpretation of the Renaissance by these philosophers are revealed. Based on the identification of various directions of interpretation of the Renaissance and on the example of comparison of the considered philosophical works, the main features of the interpretation of the Western European Renaissance in the Russian philosophical thought of the XX century are determined. It is known that the interpretation of the Renaissance by many Russian thinkers was quite critical in certain aspects; it is considering as an interesting task to find and trace the causes and «origins» of this criticism from the point of view of analyzing this trend in Russian philosophical thought and the peculiarities of reflecting in Russian philosophy such a vivid phenomenon and period of culture as the Western European Renaissance. Analysis of the interpretation of the Renaissance in the Russian philosophy of 20th century makes it possible to better understand the specifics of Russian philosophical thought, Russian cultural consciousness, as well as to trace the relationship with the specifics of Russian cultural history.