Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (1)
- Authors
- Pivovarov, Daniil V.
- Contact information
- Pivovarov, Daniil V.:Ural Federal University 51, Lenin Str., Ekaterinburg, 620083, Russia; E-mail:
- Keywords
- eclecticism; sophistry and dialectics; the V. S. Solovyov’s definition of religion; the Absolute; objective and subjective religiosity; the basic question of religion
- Abstract
Eclecticism, sophistry and dialectics as methods of determining the essence of religion are mutually compared. It is proved that the definition of V. S. Solovyov – “religion is a human relationship with the Absolute”- is universal and meets the requirements of dialectics. It is proposed that there are the objective and subjective levels of religiosity. With respect to the subjective religiosity the author defines religion as a form of individual and public consciousness which sacralizes the human relationship with the Absolute. The main question of any religion, based on this definition, is formulated
- Pages
- 52-63
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/16613
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