From historiosophy to the philosophy of history: the evolution of views on history in the domestic philosophical thought

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the evolution of philosophical and historical views in the domestic philosophical thought. The author defends the point of view that the evolution of views on the historical process, its goals and meaning, was realized in Russian socio-political and philosophical thought from historiosophy to the philosophy of history. The origins of domestic historiosophy are connected with the traditionalist value system, which was formed under the influence of the Greco-Byzantine tradition and the Orthodox Church and absorbed the main features of Christianity. The philosophy of history arose on the basis of the modernist system of values and scientistic interpretation of history in the 19th century. The article states that the concepts of «historiosophy» and «philosophy of history» are not synonymous, but reflect a different level and depth of comprehension of history.

Keywords

• philosophy of history
• historiosophy
• ontology and epistemology of history
• world history
• universal history
• providentialism
• eschatology
• messianism
• historiography
• methodology