Vladimir Soloviev and the Spiritualization of Matter (Electronic book text)

While he is widely acknowledged as the most important Russian thinker of the nineteenth century, Vladimir Soloviev s place in the landscape of world philosophy nevertheless remains uncertain. Approaching him through a single synoptic lens, this book foregrounds his unique envisioning of the interaction between humanity and the material world. By investigating the development of a single theme in his work his idea of the spiritualization of matter, the task of humanity Smith constructs a rounded picture of Soloviev s overall importance to an understanding. If nineteenth-century thought, as well as to modern theology and philosophy. The picture that emerges is of a writer whose contribution to a Christian philosophy of matter resonates with many of the religious debates of modernity.