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| Losev graduated from two departments—of classical philology and philosophy—of historical-philological faculty of ] in 1915. In 1919, he became a professor of ] at the ]; and then (1920) at the ]. From 1942 to 1944 he taught in Moscow University and from 1944 on at the ]. | Losev graduated from two departments—of classical philology and philosophy—of historical-philological faculty of ] in 1915. In 1919, he became a professor of ] at the ]; and then (1920) at the ]. From 1942 to 1944 he taught in Moscow University and from 1944 on at the ]. | ||
| Losev was so admiring of the famous pianist ] that he wrote a novel about her: ''Woman as Thinker''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Vitebsk: the life of art |first=Aleksandra Semënovna |last=Šatskih |publisher=Yale University Press |year=2007 |isbn=0300101082 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cg4kkYvTKw4C&pg=PA308 |page=308}}</ref> The flawed heroine Losev created was a woman musician who spouted philosophy but held herself to different standards. The novel has been criticized as an outlet for Losev's difficult relationship with Yudina, and as a poor example of his capabilities as a writer.<ref>{{cite book |title=Booker Winners and Others |page=227 |first1=Natalii͡a |last1=Perova |first2=A. L. |last2=Tait |year=1994 |publisher=Russlit |isbn=0939010437 |volume=7 |series=Glas new Russian writing}}</ref> | |||
| In works written in the 1920s, Losev synthesized ideas of Russian philosophy of the early 20th century, of Christian ], dialectics of ] and ], and ] of ]. In ''The Dialectics of Myth'' (1930) Losev rejected ]. For his "militant idealism", Losev was sentenced to ]s at the construction of the ], where he was put to work as a night watchman (сторож) at a timber storage facility.<ref>http://files.school-collection.edu.ru/dlrstore/47dde3e8-635d-4f00-bd48-93dcc40ef0e4/data/pmedia_11_145.xml</ref> There he began to gradually lose his vision due to malnutrition, and eventually was sent to internal exile in the ] region. | In works written in the 1920s, Losev synthesized ideas of Russian philosophy of the early 20th century, of Christian ], dialectics of ] and ], and ] of ]. In ''The Dialectics of Myth'' (1930) Losev rejected ]. For his "militant idealism", Losev was sentenced to ]s at the construction of the ], where he was put to work as a night watchman (сторож) at a timber storage facility.<ref>http://files.school-collection.edu.ru/dlrstore/47dde3e8-635d-4f00-bd48-93dcc40ef0e4/data/pmedia_11_145.xml</ref> There he began to gradually lose his vision due to malnutrition, and eventually was sent to internal exile in the ] region. | ||
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| Aleksei Losev | |
|---|---|
 Aleksei Losev in the 1920s | |
| Born | (1893-09-23)September 23, 1893 Novocherkassk, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 24, 1988(1988-05-24) (aged 94) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Russian philosophy |
| Institutions | Moscow University |
Aleksei Fedorovich Losev (Template:Lang-ru) (September 23, 1893 – May 24, 1988), a Russian philosopher, philologist and culturologist, one of the most prominent figures in Russian philosophical and religious thought of the 20th century.
Early life
Losev was born in Novocherkassk, the administrative center of the Don Host Oblast, the far western Russian territory held by the Don Cossacks on the banks of the Don River. Losev's paternal great-grandfather was also named Aleksei, and was awarded for heroism during the Napoleonic Wars. Losev's father was Fyodor Petrovich Losev, a violinist and conductor by avocation and a teacher of mathematics and physics by trade. Petrovich left the family in the hands of Losev's mother, Natal'ya Alekseevna Loseva (née Polyakova), who raised Losev alone.
Losev graduated from two departments—of classical philology and philosophy—of historical-philological faculty of Moscow University in 1915. In 1919, he became a professor of classical philology at the University of Nizhni Novgorod; and then (1920) at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1942 to 1944 he taught in Moscow University and from 1944 on at the Moscow Pedagogical Institute.
In works written in the 1920s, Losev synthesized ideas of Russian philosophy of the early 20th century, of Christian Neo-platonism, dialectics of Schelling and Hegel, and phenomenology of Husserl. In The Dialectics of Myth (1930) Losev rejected dialectical materialism. For his "militant idealism", Losev was sentenced to labor camps at the construction of the White Sea–Baltic Canal, where he was put to work as a night watchman (сторож) at a timber storage facility. There he began to gradually lose his vision due to malnutrition, and eventually was sent to internal exile in the Altai region.
Losev was released in 1932. After returning to Moscow, he was allowed to pursue his academic career and to teach. Ancient philosophy, myth and aesthetics became his "inner exile": he was able to express his own spiritualist beliefs. He published some 30 monographs between the 1950s and 1970s. With regards to Western philosophy of the time, Losev criticized severely the structuralist thinking.
In the USSR, his works were censored while he was praised as one of the greatest philosophers of the time. He was even awarded the USSR State Prize in 1986 for his 8-volume History of Classical Aesthetics, two years before his death.
Losev and his wife Valentina were secretly Orthodox-ordained monks in 1929, and wore hair shirts under their everyday garments. They took monastic names Andronicus and Athanasia.
Works
- The Dialectics of Myth (translated by Vladimir Marchenkov). New York: Routledge, 2003, ISBN 0-415-28467-8.
- Twelve theses on antique culture (Translated by Oleg Kreymer and Kate Wilkinson). In Arion, 2003, vol. 11, no. 1.
- Aesthetics of the Renaissance (Эстетика Возрождения. 1978)
- Ancient Cosmos and the Contemporary Science (Античный космос и современная наука. 1927)
- The Dialectics of the Artistic Form (Диалектика художественной формы. 1927)
- Sign, Symbol, Myth (Знак, символ, миф. 1982)
- Vladimir Solovyov (Владимир Соловьев. 1983)
- The History of Classical Aesthetics (История античной эстетики, 8 volumes. 1963–1988)
References
Notes
- Pyman, Avril (2010). Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius: The Tragic and Extraordinary Life of Russia’s Unknown Da Vinci. Continuum International. p. 229. ISBN 1441187006.
- Transcultural studies, vol. 4
- ^ Marchenkov, Vladimir Leonidovich (2003). Aleksei Losev and His Theory of Myth. (The introduction to Marchenkov's English translation of The Dialectics of Myth, ISBN 0203633733)
- Shevchenko, Alexander. "Monument to the Don Cossacks on the Arbat". Religion in Contemporary Society (in Russian). Konstantin Gordeev. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- http://files.school-collection.edu.ru/dlrstore/47dde3e8-635d-4f00-bd48-93dcc40ef0e4/data/pmedia_11_145.xml
Bibliography
- Khoruzhii, S.S. A Rearguard Action. In Russian studies in philosophy. Vol. 40, no. 3 (Winter 2001–2002), pp. 30–68.
- Volume 35 of the Russian studies in philosophy was the first volume entirely dedicated to A. F. Losev.
- Kline, George L. Reminiscences of A. F. Losev. In Russian studies in philosophy. Vol. 40, no. 3 (Winter 2001–2002), pp. 74–82.
- Postovalova, V.I. Christian motifs and themes in the life and works of Aleksei Fedorovich Losev: Fragments of a spiritual biography. In Russian studies in philosophy. Vol. 40, no. 3 (Winter 2001–2002), pp. 83–92.
- Seifrid, Thomas. The word made self: Russian writings on language, 1860–1930. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2005 (ISBN 0-8014-4316-4).
- Gasan Gusejnov. The Linguistic aporias of Alexei Losev's mystical personalism. – Studies in East European Thought (2009) 61: 153–164.