Science and Revolution: Reception of Empiriocriticism in Russian Culture (1877-1910)

Book Daniel Steila "Science and Revolution. Reception of empiriocriticism [in Russian culture (1877-1910) "- a classical study on the history of [philosophy, in which on the basis of the general analysis of the state of Russian science at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries is given a detailed characteristic of the originality of Russian empiricity and on this background the pattern of revolution is considered. in Russia.
The influence of empiricism on the development of European science and philosophical thought was very significant, many outstanding world scientists relied on the idea of ​​this teaching. In Russia, since the end of the 19th century, empiricalism has become the subject of very fierce party disputes, in connection with which it is necessary to talk about special, not only by the scientific, but also the socio-political sound of this doctrine.
And after the publication of Leninsky "materialism and empiricism, in Russia, the ideas about this philosophical current acquired a lot of distorted character. The author aims to restore historical justice, find in many ways unknown or lost information on this delicate and contradictory period when Russia stood at a crossroads and its development could go in a completely different direction.
The book is of interest to those who professionally explore the problems of epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of consciousness, and those who study the history of Russian philosophy, as well as all those who worries the history of domestic culture