Elements of positivism in the Ukrainian philosophy and culture of the second half of the 19th century
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https://doi.org/10.4467/2543702XSHS.17.011.7712Keywords:
history, Mykhailo Drahomanov, Ivan Franko, philosophy, positivism, progress, Pantlejmon Kulish, UkraineAbstract
This article addresses the appropriation of positivist thought by Ukrainian intellectuals in the second half of the nineteenth century, in particular in the field of philosophy of history. By discussing elements of positivist thought in the works of Mykhailo Drahomanov, Ivan Franko and Pantaleimon Kulish, the author argues that all three were under direct influence of positivist thought, but none of them was a blind adherent of positivism. Positivism particularly influenced their thinking about history and the issue of determinism. Importantly, it was not the French positivism of Auguste Comte whose ideas were adopted, but rather the English positivism of Henry Thomas Buckle and John Stuart Mill.
Author Biography
Vyacheslav Artyukh, Sumy State University, Department of Philosophy
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