Noocosmology

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* Article / Chapter: The Cosmic Subject in Post-Soviet Russia: Noocosmology, Space- Oriented Spiritualism, and the Problem of the Securitization of the Soul. Natalija Majsova. From: Cultural and Political Imaginaries in Putin’s Russia Edited by Niklas Bernsand Barbara Törnquist-Plewa

URL = https://www.academia.edu/76022993/Cultural_and_Political_Imaginaries_in_Putin_s_Russia

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Natalija Majsova:

"the noocosmological doctrine aim to present it as a recent, 21st century development at the intersection of Russian humanities, social sciences, and nationalist political aspirations. Drawing on the works of the Russian cosmists, the core texts that establish this cultural phenomenon and situate it in terms of aims, ambitions, methods, and scope (available at Noocosmology 2014) appear to be providing a new worldview to be adopted worldwide. With many references to questions of contemporary glob- al and state security, the noocosmologists re-read certain ideas reminiscent of the Russian cosmists1 (particularly Vl. Vernadsky and K. Tsiolkovsky), citing also a wide array of Western philosophers (from Socrates to Nietzsche) in order to offer something that they term both “science” and “worldview”, which, so it seems, once again endows Russia with a special, educational if not messianic role in the global community. It justifies its cause on an allegedly scientific basis; the founders of noocosmology state."

From: Cultural and Political Imaginaries in Putin’s Russia Edited by Niklas Bernsand Barbara Törnquist-Plewa