The Problem of Theodicy in Russian Religious Philosophy of Late XIX to Early XX Centuries

Abstract

Particular interest in the problem of theodicy often manifested during periods of social crises and cataclysms. Evidence of this is the main milestone in understanding the problem in the history of philosophy and, in particular, the increased attention of Russian religious philo-sophers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was at this time that Russia faced serious socio-political problems that forced many philosophers to return to the eternal questions of good and evil, freedom and responsibility, suffering and redemption, and sin and virtue. The result of this was a significant number of philosophical works devoted to the problem of theodicy. The works of famous Russian religious philosophers, such as Vladimir S. Solovyov, Evgenii N. Trubetskoy, Semyon L. Frank, Nikolay O. Lossky, Nikolai A. Berdyaev, Pavel A. Florensky, Fyodor M. Dostoevsky reflected this problem.