| Abstract [eng] |
This dissertation addresses the problem of returning to the origins of thinking in the philosophy of Lev Shestov. The key concept of the study, namely, the ‘origins of thinking’, is defined as reality, which, on the one hand, determines thinking, and on the other, always stands ‘beyond’ it. Thus, it follows that in order to achieve reality, thinking must overcome itself. This is how the task of Lev Shestov’s philosophy is understood. In the first part of the dissertation, the main structural moments of Shestov’s return to the origins are revealed, and conception of faith understood as the second dimension of thought is analysed. The second part of the work reveals the performative nature of Shestov’s philosophy and attention is mainly paid to the features of Shestov’s style of writing. The connection between the form of Shestov’s texts and the problem of returning to the origins of thinking is revealed. The correlation between the form of Shestov’s texts and the perlocutionary effect of reduction of knowledge is investigated. It is argued that the deconstruction of reason at the level of propositions (that is, at the level of grammatical forms of the language) correlates with the act of returning to the origins of thinking. |
