Lyubimova T.B. Life of Soul

Abstract: The subject of the research is the question to what extent culture may reflect the life of Soul. Lately the soul has ceased to be the subject of philosophical reflection. This is due to the orientation of culture at the positivist version of science. It is assumed that in addition to religion, the life of Soul can be also manifested in arts but modern art, being released from traditional forms of culture (such as mystery and ritual), has lost touch with the metaphysical beginning. Philosophical understanding of the life of Soul has also changed. This has led to the confusion of the aesthetical beginning and art. Creation of the discipline called 'aesthetics' and untraditional division of institutions were a response to such confusion. The research method used by the author involves philosophical reflection of global processes ongoing in the modern civilization. Special attention is paid to the point of view of traditionalism. The novelty of the research is caused by the fact that the author offers to view the process of confusion of various principles and types of mentalities as a sign of degradation of human nature. The author stresses out that it is impossible to find the only cause of such degradation, however, according to the author, inversion of normal relations between the principles of Universal existence and destruction of the spiritual hierarchy have played an important role in this process. 

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