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Work #608 · Mid

The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka)

Nikolai Berdyaev
1931 · Russian
Christian existentialist philosophy · Russian Christian existentialism

Berdyaev's 1931 foundational Russian Christian existentialism — freedom and creativity

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Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka) (Mid)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Tradition
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka)

The eschatological time of human destiny.

Space

The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka)

The personal-spiritual space.

Matter

The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka)

The embodied creative person.

Observer

The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka)

The free-creative spiritual self.

Energy

The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka)

Energies of freedom and creativity.

Information

The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka)

Foundational Russian Christian existentialist framework.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

The Destiny of Man (O naznachenii cheloveka)

Berdyaev exiled by the Bolsheviks; influential in French-Christian existentialism (Marcel) and Russian diaspora.