UDC

130.2;304.9

DOI

10.37482/2687-1505-V211

Authors

Elena V. Sukhanova
National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod; Universitetskiy pereulok 7, Nizhny Novgorod, 603000, Russian Federation;
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5807-9925 e-mail: elena_stupishina@mail.ru

Abstract

This article analyses the teaching of Valerian Muravyov, a Russian cosmist, in the context of modern ecological discourse. It is emphasized here that at present, due to the active technological development, society is faced with the Anthropocene crisis. Its manifestations and ways of overcoming it are reflected in the works by representatives of Russian cosmism. The object of the research is the philosophical heritage of Muravyov as a prominent representative of the Russian philosophical thought. The purpose of this article was to study the concept of mastering time, developed by Muravyov, in order to find ways out of the dangerous socio-ecological situation in which the society of the Anthropocene epoch found itself in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, as well as to determine the possibilities of maintaining a balance between the natural and artificial human habitats under these conditions. Achieving this goal requires accomplishing a number of tasks, such as: a general analysis and assessment of the relevance of the idea of mastering time to the global problems of our era; examination of Muravyov’s interpretation of the concept of culture and its extrapolation to the problems of nature preservation in the process of the ongoing technological revolution; exploration of the works of philosophical and ecological theorists within the framework of the Anthropocene concept, while identifying correlations between these works and Muravyov’s ideas. The scientific novelty of this paper consists in the dissection of Muravyov’s ideas, still largely unresearched, in considering their relevance to the current socio-ecological problems, as well as in analysing their similarities with and differences from the theories of other representatives of the ecological and philosophical thought. In addition, the paper suggests possible ways to overcome the current crisis. It is concluded that Muravyov’s concept, including the idea of a rational transformation of the world by people, which requires their uniting for a common cause, may be applied to solve the problems faced by humanity in the Anthropocene epoch.

Keywords

V.N. Muravyov, Anthropocene, cosmism, philosophical ecology, problem of time, socioecological crisis

References

1. Shmelev D., Cherbunina M. Chelovek prokhodit kak khozyain: Pochemu uchenye priznali nastuplenie epokhi antropotsena [Man Stands as a Master: Why Scientists Recognized the Onset of the Anthropocene Epoch]. N+1. Available at: https://nplus1.ru/material/2016/09/12/anthropocene (accessed: 6 April 2021).

2. Chakrabarti D. Ob antropotsene [On the Anthropocene]. Moscow, 2020. 160 p.

3. Fyodorov N.F. Sochineniya [Works]. Moscow, 1982. 711 p.

4. Klyuev A.A., Sukhanova E.V., Bakunov G.M. Filosofiya spaseniya N.F. Fedorova kak istochnik idey po resheniyu problem epokhi antropotsena [N.F. Fyodorov’s Philosophy of Salvation as a Source of Ideas for Solving the Problems of the Anthropocene Era]. Sotsiologiya, 2020, no. 4, pp. 263–271.

5. Tsiolkovsky K.E. Budushchee Zemli i cheloveka: Nauchnyy i tekhnicheskiy progress budushchego [The Future of the Earth and Human: Future Scientific and Technical Progress]. Tsiolkovsky K.E. Promyshlennoe osvoenie kosmosa [Space Industrialization]. Moscow, 1989, pp. 167–173.

6. Vernadsky V. Biosfera i noosfera [Biosphere and Noosphere]. Moscow, 2016. 573 p.

7. Bogdanov A.A. Tektologiya: Vseobshchaya organizatsionnaya nauka [Tectology: General Organizational Science]. Moscow, 2019. 680 p.

8. Bergson H. Durée et simultanéité. Paris, 1922. 245 p. (Russ. ed.: Bergson A. Dlitel’nost’ i odnovremennost’. Moscow, 2006. 160 p.).

9. Kantor G. Trudy po teorii mnozhestv [Works on Set Theory]. Moscow, 1985. 430 p.

10. Muravyov V.N. Ovladenie vremenem kak osnovnaya zadacha organizatsii truda [Mastering Time as the Main Task of Labour Organization]. Muravyov V.N. Sochineniya [Works]. Book 2. Moscow, 2011, pp. 3–120.

11. Eliade M. Mif o vechnom vozvrashchenii. Obrazy i simvoly. Svyashchennoe i mirskoe [The Myth of the Eternal Return. Images and Symbols. Sacred and Profane]. Moscow, 2000. 414 p.

12. Ruddiman W.F. The Anthropogenic Greenhouse Era Began Thousands of Years Ago. Clim. Change, 2003, vol. 61, pp. 261–293.

13. Jamieson A.J., Malkocs T., Piertney S.B., Fujii T., Zhang Z. Bioaccumulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Deepest Ocean Fauna. Nat. Ecol. Evol., 2017, vol. 1. Art. no. 0051. Available at: https://www.cbd.int/financial/2017docs/pop-fauna.pdf (accessed: 9 April 2021).

14. Volkov A.V. Antropotsen, kosmotsen, robototsen [Anthropocene, Cosmocene, Robotocene]. Moscow, 2018. 254 p.

15. Kutyrev V.A. Bytie ili nichto [Being or Nothingness]. St. Petersburg, 2009. 496 p.

16. Morton T. Being Ecological. Cambridge, 2018. 216 p. (Russ. ed.: Morton T. Stat’ ekologichnym. Moscow, 2019. 240 p.).

17. Baudrillard J. La société de consommation: ses mythes et ses structures. Calmann-Lévy, 1970. 298 p. (Russ. ed.: Bodriyyar Zh. Obshchestvo potrebleniya. Ego mify i struktury. Moscow, 2006. 269 p.).

18. Muravyov V.N. Kul’tura budushchego [Culture of the Future]. Muravyov V.N. Sochineniya [Works]. Book 2. Moscow, 2011, pp. 151–226.

19. Bookchin M. Remaking Society. Montreal, 1989. 207 p. (Russ. ed.: Bukchin M. Rekonstruktsiya obshchestva: Na puti k zelenomu budushchemu. Nizhny Novgorod, 1996. 190 p.).