Metaphysics of Creative Life in the Philosophy of V. F. Odoevsky
The article analyzes the creativity and philosophical ideas of V. F. Odoevsky with the study of his main concepts - «moral instinct» and «instinctual force». The author believes that the philosophical method of V. F. Odoevsky goes back to the philosophy of Plato, which combines artistic images and intellectual conclusions. This research experience is close to the aesthetics of thinking and intuitive worldview. The position of the included observer allows the intuitionist Odoevsky to foresee the crisis of science and civilization of the New time.