Divine Sophia: The Wisdom Writings of Vladimir Solovyov PDF
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E WISDOM WRITINGS OF #3$ - • Vladimir Solovyov Judith Deutsch Kornblatt Including Annotated Translations by AKIM « Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from The Arcadia Fund https://archive.org/details/divinesophiawisdOOsolo Divine Sophia Divine Sophia THE WISDOM WRITINGS OF VLADIMIR SOLOVYOV Judith Deutsch Kornblatt INCLUDING ANNOTATED TRANSLATIONS BY BORIS JAKIM, JUDITH KORNBLATT, AND LAURY MAGNUS Cornell University Press Ithaca and London Copyright © 2009 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2009 by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 2009 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Solovyov, Vladimir Sergeyevich, 1853-1900. [Selections. English. 2009] Divine Sophia : the wisdom writings of Vladimir Solovyov / [edited and annotated by] Judith Deutsch Kornblatt. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-4729-7 (cloth : alk. paper)— ISBN 978-0-8014-7479-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Wisdom—Religious aspects. 2. Religion—Philosophy. 3. Solovyov, Vladimir Sergeyevich, 1853-1900—Criticism and interpretation. I. Kornblatt, Judith Deutsch. II. Title. B4262.A5K67 2009 231.'6—dc22 2008027724 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 987654321 Paperback printing 10 987654321 To my family Contents Preface xi Editorial Method xv Permissions xvii Part I Who Is Solovyov and What Is Sophia? i Introduction: Visions and Re-Visions of Sophia 3 The “Life Drama” of Solovyov 12 Positivism and Spiritualism / Feminism and Pansophism 23 Wisdom’s Bequest: Sophia through the Ages 34 Solovyov as Self-Conscious Heir 82 How to Write a Vision? 88 Conclusion: Sophia as Divinely Human Mediator 93 Part II The Wisdom Writings of Solovyov: Annotated Translations 99 1. Early Sophianic Poems 101 Reading Guide 101 Early Poems 105 “My tsaritsa appeared to me” 103 “My empress has a lofty palace” 103 “Near, far off, not here, not there” 107 Vll viii Contents 2. The Sophia: A “Mystical-Theosophical-Philosophical- Theurgical-Political” Dialogue 109 Reading Guide 109 The Sophia 115 “On Man’s Metaphysical Need” 115 “Sophie. First Triad. First Principles” 119 “First Dialogue: The Absolute Principle as Unity (The Principle of Monism)” 119 “Second Dialogue: The Absolute Principle as Duality (The Principle of Dualism)” 127 !“Third Dialogue”] 134 “Second Dialogue: The Cosmic and Historical Process” 141 “Third Chapter: Morality and Politics” 161 3. Sophia in Philosophical Prose 165 Reading Guide i6j “Fragments”: An Overview 168 “On the Three Worlds” 169 “On the Three Conditions (in General)” 170 From “Theological Principles” 171 From Lectures on Divine Humanity: An Overview 173 Lecture Seven 176 Lecture Eight 179 Lecture Nine 185 Lecture Ten 190 Lectures Eleven and Twelve 190 From Russia and the Universal Church (Book Three): An Overview 191 “HI. The Divine Essence and Its Threefold Manifestation” 192 “IV. The World Soul as the Foundation of Creation, Space, Time, and Mechanical Causality” 195 “V. The Higher World. The Freedom of the Pure Spirits” 200 “VI. The Three Chief Stages of the Cosmogonic Process” 204 “VII. The Threefold Incarnation of Divine Wisdom” 207 “The Idea of Humanity in Auguste Comte”: An Overview 211 “The Idea of Humanity in Auguste Comte” 213 4. “At the Dawn of Misty Youth”: A Semiautobiographical Short Story 231 Reading Guide 231 “At the Dawn of Misty Youth” 233
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