Published : 2017-12-07

The Problem of the Unity of Tolstoy’s Conception of Religion

Maksymilian Roszyk



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The present paper deals with the crucial element of Leo Tolstoy’s philosophy of religion, namely his conception of religion. A survey of his philosophical works shows that he presented partially different definitions: according to the first, religion is a general practical relationship of an individual to the world, and according to the second, it is a concrete attitude towards the world, namely one in which an individual goes beyond boundaries of her individual and communal identity, and tries to harmonize her life with the life of the whole world. The paper presents a reconstruction and analysis of both definitions, showing that they are versions of a broader, practicist conception of religion, and confronts Leo Tolstoy’s evolution with the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard.

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L. Tolstoy, religion, practicism, S. Kierkegaard



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Roszyk, M. (2017). The Problem of the Unity of Tolstoy’s Conception of Religion. Roczniki Filozoficzne, 65(4), 177–199. https://doi.org/10.18290/rf.2017.65.4-9

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