Philosophe sociable: Xavier Léon – Moderator of the Intellectual Community

Occupation: Professor, Editor of Journal Voprosy Filosofii
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy of Institute of Social Humanitarian Education at Moscow Pedagogical State University
Department of Philosophy of School of Humanities at Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU)
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Irina O. Shchedrina

Occupation: Postgraduate student
Affiliation: Department of philosophy of the State Academic University for Humanities
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Voprosy filosofii

Edition

Issue 11

Pages

213-222

Abstract

The article reflects on the intellectual heritage of the French philosopher of the first half of the 20th century, the chief editor of the journal Revue de métaphysique et de morale Xavier Léon, whose activities and works are just beginning to emerge from historical oblivion. On the basis of methodological principles of cultural-historical epistemology, the authors focus on the existential component of the formation of the scientific-philosophical journal, the philosophical community, the first World Philosophical Congress. The focus is on the correspondence of Xavier Léon and Élie Halévy, which plays an important role in the history of French thought of the first half of the 20th century (letters are stored in Sorbonne, in Victor Cousin’s library). The authors turn to the epistolary heritage (1891–1892) in order to demonstrate the existential field of professional philosophical communication, as well as the cultural, historical and social contexts that accompanied the release of the first issue Revue de métaphysique et de morale. The analysis of the archival materials of X. Léon and Élie Halévy makes it possible to reveal the existential and intellectual prerequisites of the formation not only of the journal itself, but also of the first World Philosophical Congress and the French Philosophical Society.

Keywords

epistolary heritage, communication, X. Leon, É. Halévi, cultural-historical epistemology

Acknowledgment

The research is carried out at expense of RFBR, project Journal, Congress, Encyclopedia: the formation of interdisciplinary communication forms in the XXth century philosophy (a study on cultural-historical epistemology).

Received

18.12.2018

Publication date

19.12.2018

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GOST	Shchedrina T., Shchedrina I. Philosophe sociable: Xavier Léon – Moderator of the Intellectual Community // Voprosy filosofii – 2018. – Issue 11 C. 213-222 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/vphil/s207987840001253-7-1-en (circulation date: 16.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S004287440002029-6
MLA	Shchedrina, Tatiana G, Shchedrina, Irina O "Philosophe sociable: Xavier Léon – Moderator of the Intellectual Community." Voprosy filosofii 11 (2018):213-222. DOI: 10.31857/S004287440002029-6
APA	Shchedrina T., Shchedrina I. (2018). Philosophe sociable: Xavier Léon – Moderator of the Intellectual Community. Voprosy filosofii (11), pp.213-222 DOI: 10.31857/S004287440002029-6

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