I.I. Lapshin and N.O. Lossky in the journal «Der Russische Gedanke»

Abstract

The materials here proposed have been prepared for the 150th birth anniversary of the of two outstanding Russian philosophers: the idealist and criticist I.I. Lapshin and the religious metaphysician and intuitionist N.O. Lossky. The materials reveal a little-known episode of reception of their work in the magazine “Der russische Gedanke”, published in Czechoslovakia between 1929 and 1931. The first piece is an introductory note about the journal Der russische Gedanke and its founder and editor, B.V. Yakovenko. The author emphasizes the continuity of B.V. Yakovenko's thought with the main idea of “Logos – International Journal of Cultural Philosophy”. Аnother part of the materials are a number of articles by B.V. Yakovenko, written in 1930 for the 60th birth anniversary of I.I. Lapshin and N.O. Lossky. The third and largest part of this work is a collection of four book reviews written by N.O. Lossky and published in European publishing houses, and four reviews written again by N.O. Lossky on the work of his colleagues. Their content shows the respectful nature of the professional relationship between the Russian philosophers.