Russian Cosmists: The Esoteric Futurism of Nikolai Federov and His Followers

by George M. Young

Book Overview

The nineteenth and early twentieth century saw the emergence of a controversial school of Russian thinkers, led by the philosopher Nikolai Fedorov and united in the conviction that humanity was entering a new stage of evolution in which it must assume a new, active, managerial role in the cosmos. In the first account in English of this fascinating tradition, George M. Young offers a dynamic and wide-ranging examination of the lives and ideas of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199892946
• ISBN13: 9780199892945
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.7"