The Theme of Everlasting Life of the Universe in Russian Cosmism

Abstract

Perception of the world as a living whole is a common feature of the sophiological stance in Russian religious philosophy and of the wide scientist movement known as Russian cosmism. The ontological status of the source of cosmic integrity and vitality is a critical issue in the Orthodox theology. In this context, cosmism is often associated with the doctrine of immanence. The foundation for such an association is analysed in the first part of the article. The core ideas of Russian cosmism are considered in parallel with sophiology and scientism. The second part of the article presents different concepts of eternity in their relation to the idea of Creation. In particular, it is focused on the dynamic quality of time as explicated in the concept of omnitemporality by Lev Karsavin and in causal mechanics by Nikolay Kozyrev. The cosmological and theological implications of Kozyrev’s physics of time are taken into consideration, including the idea that active properties of time may provide a mechanism for a synergetic interaction between Providence and noosphere.

Keywords

• cosmism
• sophiology
• pan-unity
• time
• eternity
• causality
• negentropy
• космизм
• соофиология
• всеединство
• время
• вечность
• причинность
• негэнтропия