“Europeanism” between Politics and Culture: Historical Meanings and Contemporary Transformations (“Round Table” Materials)

Authors

  • Boris I. Pruzhinin Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 12/1, Goncharnaya str., Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation.
  • Vladimir K. Kantor National Research University Higher School of Economics, 21/4, Staraya Basmannaya str., Moscow, 105066, Russian Federation.
  • Nadezhda A. Kasavina Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 12/1, Goncharnaya str., Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation.
  • Larisa P. Kiyashchenko Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 12/1, Goncharnaya str., Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation.
  • Aleksey P. Kozyrev Lomonosov Moscow State University, 27/4, Lomonosovsky av., GSP-1, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
  • Svetlana A. Konacheva Russian State University for the Humanities, 6, Miusskaia sq., GSP-3, Moscow, 125993, Russian Federation.
  • Boris V. Mezhuev Lomonosov Moscow State University, 27/4, Lomonosovsky av., GSP-1, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
  • Igor A. Mikhailov Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 12/1, Goncharnaya str., Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation.
  • Vladimir N. Porus National Research University Higher School of Economics, 21/4, Staraya Basmannaya str., Moscow, 105066, Russian Federation.
  • Ruzana V. Pskhu People’s Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba, 6, Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation.
  • Vadim M. Rozin Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 12/1, Goncharnaya str., Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation.
  • Sergey D. Serebriany Russian State University for the Humanities, 6, Miusskaia sq., GSP-3, Moscow, 125993, Russian Federation.
  • Zhang Baichun Beijing Normal University, 19, Xinwai av., Beitaipingzhuang, Haidian District, Beijing, 100875, People’s Republic of China.
  • Aleksandr N. Chumakov Lomonosov Moscow State University, 13А, Leninskiye gory, GSP-1, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
  • Tatiana G. Shchedrina Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 12/1, Goncharnaya str., Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation; Institute of Social Studies and Humanities, Moscow Pedagogical State University, 1, M. Pirogovskaya str., Moscow, 119435, Russian Federation.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21146/0042-8744-2024-9-24-77

Keywords:

Europeanism, European culture, ancient culture, philosophy of culture, history of Russian philosophy

Abstract

The journal “Voprosy Filosofii” has repeatedly addressed various aspects of the philosophy of culture. In particular, issues of the interaction between Russia, the West, and the East, the unity of the world and the diversity of cultures, multicultur­alism and the dialogue of cultures, the role of the philosopher in culture, and the prospects for the development of Russian culture have been discussed. Special im­portance has been given to the understanding of cultural studies as a scientific and ed­ucational discipline. In April 2024, we once again turned to the philosophy of culture in the context of the problem of “Europeanism” and discussed the historical meanings and contemporary transformations of this cultural-historical phenomenon. The follow­ing questions were proposed for discussion. What constitutes the “essence” of Euro­pean culture? Does “Europeanism” have an obligatory historical and geographical at­tachment? Why does the methodological concept of “presentism-antiquarianism” gain crucial importance today, particularly for research in the field of the philosophy of cul­ture? Is antiquity the origin only of European culture, or is it the origin of the Great Culture? Is “Europeanization of the Earth” possible today? (Spengler, Husserl, Hei­degger). Who are the true heirs of antiquity today? Are there differences between Greek and Roman cultures? Which type has Europe inherited today, and to what ex­tent? Has the perception of “Europeanism” changed in Russian and world philosophy of the 19th–21st centuries? The role of Hegel in the mythologization of “Europe.” Is “Europeanism” a political myth of the 21st century? How do you evaluate the at­tempts at philosophical comparisons of the crisis of European culture in the 1920s and the 2020s? Does “Europeanism” exhaust European culture? And what philosophical or cultural problem do we want to see behind this? The crucial topic of discussion was the interpretation of Europeanism as a symbolic construct, connected with the assessment of the prospects for the development of the cultural future of Russia, Europe, and Humanity

Published

2024-10-01

Issue

No. 9 (2024)

Section

Philosophy and Ideology

How to Cite

[1]
2024. “Europeanism” between Politics and Culture: Historical Meanings and Contemporary Transformations (“Round Table” Materials). Voprosy Filosofii. 9 (Oct. 2024), 24–77. DOI:https://doi.org/10.21146/0042-8744-2024-9-24-77.