GRANICE FILOZOFII. MIKOŁAJ FIODOROW I PROJEKT WSPÓLNEGO DZIEŁA
Abstract
THE LIMITS OF PHILOSOPHY. NIKOLAI FEDOROV AND THE
PROJECT OF THE COMMON TASK
This paper is a presentation of Nikolai Fedorov’s main and only idea:
the abolition of death and the resurrection of the dead of all
generations. Fedorov’s philosophy is a unique mix of theological and
futuristic-utopian narratives. Firstly, I take a look at Fedorov’s religious
assumptions: the relation between God and man and the meaning of
Lazarus' resurrection for mankind. Secondly, I examine the social and
technological conditions which have to be fulfilled in order to animate
the dead bodies of our forefathers. Then, I try to characterize Fedorov’s
thinking as a deontological moral philosophy based on the concept of
imperative. I arrive at the conclusion that Fedorov’s project, on the one
hand, exceeds and, on the other hand, extends the limits of what we call
“philosophy”. Additionally, some recent contexts of Fedorov’s idea in
modern Russia will be mentioned in the article: Strategic Social
Initiative 2045 and political party Evolution 2045.