Philosophy of symbol by Vyacheslav Ivanov and Pavel Florensky

Abstract

The paper analyzes the philosophic and artistic principles of the theory of symbol developed by two prominent personalities of Russian Silver Age: poet, Vyacheslav Ivanov and philosopher, Pavel Florensky. The role of the symbol as a link between empiric and noumenal worlds is shown as being fundamental for both thinkers.

Keywords

• символ
• символизм
• реалистический символизм
• символический идеализм
• миф
• мифотворчество
• теургия
• первосимвол
• имя
• лик