Vasily Zubov’s linguo-philosophy in the context of Russian philosophy of the name
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2022-4-30-46
Abstract
The article discusses some aspects of the linguo-philosophical position of Vasily Pavlovich Zubov (1900–1963). That position is based on the original Palamism reception and understanding of some provisions in the onomatodoxy problematics. It is shown that for Zubov’s linguo – philosophy it is important to affirm the transcendental Pre-Eternal Name of God, which is directly connected with the uncreated divine energy. At the same time, according to Zubov, the Eternal Name of God is in a dialectical relationship with His created “hidden” names, which imply the expression of God’s uncreated plan of creation in the created language. The gnosiological “attainment” of the Eternal Name is possible, according to Zubov, due to the communicative-pragmatic dimension of language. The paper also shows that the perception of the created natural language for Zubov is associated with the identification of its conventionality and metaphoricity. At the same time, one of the types of metaphors, designated by Zubov as a myth, contains a connection between the conventional and non-conventional (ideal) dimensions of linguistic reality. According to the conducted analysis, it was concluded that the linguo-philosophical position of Vasily Pavlovich Zubov is close to the linguo-philosophical version of the Alexei Fedorovich Losev’s onomatodoxy comprehension and, to a much lesser extent, of Father Pavel Florensky.
Supporting agencies: The research has been funded by the Russian Science Foundation, project No. 18-18-00134 “The heritage of Byzantine philosophy in the twentieth – twenty-first centuries Russian and Western European philosophy”.
About the Author
A. A. Gravin
RAS A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature; Sociological Institute – a branch of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Artem A. Gravin, Cand. of Sci. (Engineering)
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Gravin A.A. Vasily Zubov’s linguo-philosophy in the context of Russian philosophy of the name. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2022;(4):30-46. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2022-4-30-46
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