V.S. Soloviev's philosophical and legal concept in the context of modern globalism

Abstract

Background. V.S. Solovyov's philosophical and legal concept is based on his theory of universalism. From the position of Christian universalism, he solves the problem of the correlation between the national-state and the universal, which is a distinctive globalist approach. At present, there are still active debates about the correlation between the national and the universal, the multipolar world and the unified one. V.S. Solovyov's position turns out to be very relevant when addressing the issue of spiritual unity of people. The aim of the article is to provide a systematic analysis of philosophical and legal views of V.S. Solovyov in the context of religious and moral universalism. Materials and methods. The methodological toolkit includes the principles of systematicity and historical reconstruction. These methods allow us to study the work of the outstanding Russian philosopher comprehensively and in the process of historical development, including modernity. The monistic position of V.S. Soloviev is opposed to the principle of uncertainty, so popular nowadays. Results. In the course of the research the following results were obtained. The idea of the internal unity of the world-historical process, which is fundamental for the entire work of V.S. Solovyov, is substantiated. The continuity of the theory of universality and German classical idealism and, at the same time, the originality of the position of the Russian thinker is shown. In particular, it concerns the concept of “triad”, which is used in the religious and universal sense, which allows to present the evolution of the legal system in close unity with other spheres of social life in a new way. Fruitful in modern conditions is the idea of the moral basis of law. Morality is seen as the initial and final moment in the development of the human spirit. In this connection V.S. Solovyov compares Platonism, Buddhism and Christianity as necessary stages in the cognition of the universe. An original interpretation of the role of violence in human life and legal methods of its overcoming is given. The problem of war from a universal, national and legal point of view is considered separately. The idea of the inevitability of world wars as a consequence of the imperfection of earthly life and the role of morality in the spiritual revival of mankind is expressed. Conclusions. V.S. Solovyov from the standpoint of his own philosophical and legal concept shows the unity of nations without eliminating their peculiarities, the unity of languages without mixing them, and the unity of world history without leveling national uniqueness. The monistic nature of this approach has a peculiar dialectic, which is connected with sophistry and the Orthodox doctrine of religious trinity.