Между приспособяване и бунт. Дискусии и изследователски насоки в българската философия
Between Adaptation and Revolt. Discussions and Research Trends in Bulgarian Philosophy

Author(s): Yvanka Raynova
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Epistemology, Social Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Existentialism, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Marxism, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics
ISSN: 2960-4052
Published by: Axia Academic Publishers
Keywords: Bulgarian Philosophy; Continental Philosophy; Phenomenology; Hermeneutics; Social Philosophy;
Summary/Abstract: The book brings together seven studies, which analyses some of the main discussions in Bulgarian philosophy, and offers also philosophical portraits of contemporary Bulgarian scholars of different generations: Nikolay Raynov, Azarya Polikarov, Julia Kristeva, Rosen Stupoff and Hristo Stoev. As in her previous books on Contemporary Western Philosophy, Yvanka Raynova uses here the approach of comparative and translative hermeneutics. This allows her to prove two main theses. Firstly, unlike some authors who consider Bulgarian philosophy and culture to be characterized by a lack of tradition, she maintains that tradition does exist, but that it is marked by three historical ruptures: The fall of Bulgaria under Ottoman domination in 1396, the gradual decapitation of philosophical and cultural pluralism after 1945, and the downfall of Marxism following the collapse of "real socialism" after 1990. Second, Raynova opposes the view that there were only "minor devia-tions" from Marxism-Leninism in Bulgarian philosophy during socialism, showing that a number of Bulgarian philosophers not only resisted the dom-inant ideological discourse, but also addressed serious issues, entering into discussion with the leading Western scholars of the time.

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