Issue #31

Abstract: Pavlovsky G. O. The Ironic Empire. Risk, Chance and Dogmas of the Russian System. — Moscow: Europa, 2019. — 383 p. The book summarizes the political experience of G.O. Pavlovsky, examining the Russian political system through the prism of irony, risk and dogma. The concepts of temptation and scandal in politics, as well as the role of technology in governing society, are analyzed.
Blokhina N. A. Metaontology and Ontology in Analytical Philosophy of the 20th–21st Centuries. — Moscow: Canon+, 2021. — 352 p. The monograph examines the formation of analytical ontology from “old” (Aristotelian) to “new” (Kantian) and then to “contemporary”. The ontologies of Aristotle, D. Armstrong, J. Lowe, D. Lewis are analyzed, as well as the problem of supervenience and the identity of the mental and the physical.
Theology of Freedom: Religious and Anthropological Foundations of Freedom in a Global Context / ed. by I.K. Yazykova. — Moscow: BBI, 2021. — 549 p. A collection of articles dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Alexei Bodrov, rector of BBI. Includes texts by Jürgen Moltmann, Gerald O’Collins, George Pattison, and others, devoted to the theological foundations of freedom, human dignity and rights.
Mamardashvili M. K. Psychological Topology of the Path (M. Proust. “In Search of Lost Time”). — Moscow: Merab Mamardashvili Foundation, 2020. — 1247 p. A course of lectures given by M.K. Mamardashvili at Tbilisi University in 1984–1985, representing an extended reflection of philosophical thought on the material of Proust’s novel. Preparatory materials, letters and excerpts from notebooks are published for the first time.
Frank S. L. Complete Works. Volume 3. 1908–1910: Works of the Period of Turn to Metaphysics, Fascination with the Ideas of W. Stern and I. Goethe, Preparation and Publication of the Collection “Vekhi” / ed. by G.E. Alyaev. — Moscow: PSTGU Publishing House, 2020. — 848 p. The third volume includes works by S.L. Frank from 1908–1910, including articles and reviews from the journals “Critical Review”, “Logos”, “Russian Thought”, articles from the “Jewish Encyclopedia” and the collection “Philosophy and Life” (1910).
Schniedewind W. M. The Finger of the Scribe: How Scribes Learned to Write the Bible. — New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2019. — 236 p. A book by an American biblical scholar and orientalist, dedicated to the process of scribal education in ancient Israel and their role in the creation of biblical texts.