Skorokhodova S.I. Philosophical Dialogue Between 'Pure Slavophiles' and V. V. Rozanov (Some Aspects)

Abstract: The article discusses the attitude of V. V. Rozanov to the classical Slavophilism that today grows important as an essential source of the original Russian philosophical tradition with its focus primarily on the philosophical-historical and anthropological issues. Special attention is paid to Rozanov's critical approach to their heritage as a result of Rozanov's antidogmatic philosophical thinking when Rozanov examines the same phenomenon from different angles. However, despite the criticism, the philosopher acknowledged the deep truth of the main ideas of the representatives of the "Moscow school", who in his opinion represented "the essence of Russia". The author also studies the hidden similarities in the works of Slavophiles and Rozanov, primarily related to the presence of the common key categories ("life", "faith", "love", "creativity", etc), as well as the common themes such as patriotism, family, Russian national character, asceticism and poverty as the main educational tool of the people, the hope for mercy, etc. but not juridism. When analyzing the heritage of Russian philosophers, the author of the article has applied the contextual analysis and personal approach assuming that philosophical theories, concepts, doctrines and ideas cannot be alienated and adequately understood outside the context of spiritual and practical life of their creators. When carrying out the review and analysis of Rozanov's philosophy of history and Slavophiles the researcher has used the dialogical paradigm that involves comparison of their ideas. Based on the analysis of the sources, the author concludes that the work of the representatives of the 'Moscow school' was an organic part of Rozanov's philosophical constructs. It is stated that although there were common categories and terms in the philosophy of Slavophiles and Rozanov's philosophy, those categories and terms were defined differently. The conclusion is that their common intellectual context allowed a continuous dialogue between Rozanov and Slavophiles where the ideas of the representatives of the 'Moscow school' were completed and adopted in accordance with the personal experience of the philosopher and in tune with the Silver Age. 

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