Alexander Alexandrovich Fedorov (b. 1970) is a Nizhny Novgorod philosopher, a specialist in the history of Russian philosophical thought and the European mystical tradition, a Candidate or Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, and a faculty member of the department of philosophy at Pedagogical University (NGPU).[2]
Education and specialization
He graduated from the history faculty of NGPU (formerly the Pedagogical University).[2] His research interests are centered on the intersection of the European mystical tradition and Russian philosophy of the late 18th to the first third of the 19th century.
Scholarly works
In 2001 the Nizhny Novgorod Humanitarian Center published Fedorov's monograph "The European Mystical Tradition and Russian Philosophical Thought (the last third of the 18th century to the first third of the 19th century)," 231 pages (ISBN 5-7565-0246-7).[1] The work is devoted to the influence of Western European mysticism on Russian philosophical thought during a pivotal period of Russian history. In 2000 Fedorov authored the book "Spinoza. The Life of a Sage," devoted to the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza.[3]
Work at NGPU
Fedorov is on the staff of the department of philosophy at NGPU, headed by Professor Lev Yevgenyevich Shaposhnikov. The department pursues work in two scholarly schools: the philosophy of religion and the history of Russian philosophy (led by Shaposhnikov) and the philosophy of science and education. Fedorov belongs to the first of these schools, whose work includes the traditional Orthodox Philosophical Readings, held regularly at the pedagogical university.[2]
Sources
- nnspu.ru — NGPU: Department of Philosophy (archive)
- search.rsl.ru — Fedorov, Alexander Alexandrovich. — The European mystical tradition and Russian philosophical thought (the last third of the 18th century to the first third of the 19th century):… (archive)
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