The Living Mirror and Learned Ignorance (Vivum Speculum et Docta Ignorantia)

  • Yuri Romanenko
Keywords: Bibikhin, human being, learned ignorance, living mirror, nature, philosophy, poetry, word

Abstract

This article is devoted to an analysis of two essential concepts in Vladimir Bibikhin’s philosophy, the “living mirror” and “learned ignorance.” These concepts are presented in all of his major works, and have vital ontological, anthropological and epistemological importance in his oeuvre.

Author Biography

Yuri Romanenko

Doctor of Sciences in Philosophy, Professor
Saint-Petersburg State University, Institute of Philosophy, Department of Ontology and Epistemology
Mindeleevskaya line, 5, Saint Petersburg, Russia 199034
e-mail: yr_romanenko@rambler.ru

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Bibikhin, Vladimir (2009). Grammatika poezii. Novoe russkoe slovo [The grammar of poetry. The new Russian word]. St. Petersburg: Ivan Limbakh Publishing House.

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Published
2015-06-07
How to Cite
Romanenko, Y. (2015). The Living Mirror and Learned Ignorance (Vivum Speculum et Docta Ignorantia). Stasis, 3(1). Retrieved from https://stasisjournal.net/index.php/journal/article/view/53