THE PRINCIPLE OF MONODUALISM IN S.L. FRANK'S ANTHROPOLOGY

Abstract

The article considers the principle of antinomystic monodualism of S.L. Frank, its criticism from his contemporaries and his successors, and the possibility of its application in anthropological philosophy. In particular, Frank's philosophy has obvious neoplatonic roots, though it developed in the spirit of Russian traditional religious philosophy. The term “monodualism” appeared specifically in Russian philosophy, as opposed to the ontognoseological preconditions, which can be found in the philosophy of Nicolaus Cusanus and German classical philosophy (although the influence of the latter was rather indirect, since the author seldom refers to it). Taking into account the criticism of Frank's philosophical schemes and agreeing with it to a certain extent, we conclude that the principle of monodualism is valid and efficient in terms of religious philosophy. It is a creatively different option of reconciliation of rationalistic philosophy and mysticism, which unlocks new perspectives for further research in this direction.