On Human and Culture in the N. Berdyaev’s Philosophy of History

Abstract

The article examines the philosophical-historical concept of N. A. Berdyaev as raising questions regarding man and his historical existence. This concept is revealed as a religious interpretation of the philosophy of history. In the context of the philosophical-historical interpretation of the meaning of human existence, the ideas of the philosophy of culture find their refraction. The emphasis is on the category of ‘historical’ as a special reality that cannot be divided into material and spiritual. The philosophy of history of N. Berdyaev, focused on understanding the individual fate, the fate of man, appears as the metaphysics of history. Importance is given to culture, which in the understanding of the philosopher is ahistorical, supra-historical, and this is its meaning, internal harmony with genuine existence.