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‘Eternity of Life’ in the Works of V.I. Vernadsky
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.37816/2073‑9567‑2026‑79‑9‑24
- УДК / UDC: 130.2
- Publication Type: Research Article
- For Citation:
Popova, L.V. “‘Eternity of Life’ in the Works of V.I. Vernadsky.” Vestnik slavianskikh kul’tur, vol. 79, 2026, pp. 9–24. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.37816/2073‑9567‑2026‑79‑9‑24 - Abstract: Currently, the personality of Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky attracts many researchers. The subject of this study is the idea of “eternity of life” in the worldview of V.I. Vernadsky, which is associated with the doctrine of “living matter”. The purpose of the study is to show that the ideas of V.I. Vernadsky has deep historical, philosophical and historical scientific roots, which can be understood as an integral consequence of the general process of cultural evolution of mankind, within the framework of which the initiative to give a historically defined and integral characteristic of worldview can proceed from one form or another spiritual culture (religion, morality, art, philosophy, science, etc.). The tasks of the study include: consideration of the most significant ideas and concepts (primarily from the point of view of V.I. Vernadsky) in the history of philosophy and science, which played an important role in the formation of the doctrine of “eternity of life”; analysis of the connection between the “logic of natural science” and the doctrine of “living matter”; characterization of the concepts of “living matter”, “eternity of life”, and “noosphere” as the most characteristic expressions of V.I. Vernadsky. The scientific novelty of this study is determined by the author's approach to the analysis of the selected object, the involvement of new sources in the scientific circulation. The study applied a comprehensive cultural approach that combines comparative, phenomenological and psychoanalytic research methods.
- Keywords: V.I. Vernadsky, eternity of life, living matter, logic of natural science, biosphere, noosphere, Le Roy, P. Teilhard de Chardin, Aristotle, Democritus.
- Страницы / Pages: 9–24
- Received: January 27, 2025
- Approved after Reviewing: September 15, 2025
- Publication Date: March 25, 2026
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