ETHICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL HERITAGE OF THE RUSSIAN RELIGIOUS RENAISSANCE AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the philosophical concept of morality and ethics in the works of the thinkers of the Russian Religious Renaissance at the turn of the twentieth century. The article substantiates the idea that for the Russian philosophers ethical problems were of high priority. Thus in the writings of V.S. Soloviev, S.N. Bulgakov, N.A. Berdyaev, I.A. Ilyin and N.O. Lossky the problems of morality and ethics were put in the religious context. The author of the article reveals that one of the controversial issues was the substantiation of moral values in science and philosophical ethical thought. This controversy is clearly evident in V.S. Solovyov’s criticism of positivism and N.A. Berdyaev’s attitude to the moral foundations of sociological thought. Based on the results of the study, the author concludes that in the light of the search for the ways of Russia’s spiritual revival, an appeal to the ethical concepts of Russian philosophers is becoming increasingly relevant.