P. FLORENSKY’S PHILOSOPHY OF CREATIVITY

Abstract

The article is dedicated to Florensky’s philosophical views on the phenomenon of creativity. Under this phenomenon Florensky understood the highest state of man, the moment of his authentic chastity and ascent to the Absolute. It is shown that without this state creativity degenerates into mere game, a dead mask, a pitiful parody on the world and does not overcome the power of sin and death. Florensky denies such false understanding of creativity, underlining that culture requires an ascent to religious dogmas. The article demonstrates that Florensky’s understanding of creativity is directly related to his studies on antinomianism and the theory of symbolism and is inherent to the wholesome religious worldview.