Published: 2021-06-16

“Historical inversion” by Mikhail Bakhtin in the light of conservative, progressive and myth-making thinking

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„Historical Inversion” by Mikhail Bakhtin in the Light of Conservative, Progressive and myth-making thinking Thinking

The article is devoted to the study of one of the poorly studied and mysterious concepts of Mikhail Bakhtin – “historical inversion”. First of all, the problem of the origin of this concept is investigated and, in connection with this, the concept of inversion-revolution is considered in the work of Oswald Spengler's “The Decline of the West”. Historical inversion is an attempt made by Bakhtin to criticize Aristotle`s doctrine of the entelechy. In a broad perspective, the concept touches upon the problems of confrontation on the West – East line. For a deeper understanding, an attempt is made to consider the “historical inversion” in the context of the opposition of progressive (Promethean), conservative (epimethean) and myth-making thinking within the framework of Vardan Hayrapetyan's folk hermeneutics.

 

 

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Szubin, R. (2021). “Historical inversion” by Mikhail Bakhtin in the light of conservative, progressive and myth-making thinking. Przegląd Rusycystyczny [Russian Studies Review], (3 (175), 7–25. https://doi.org/10.31261/pr.9763

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No. 3 (175) (2021)
Published: 2021-06-20


ISSN: 0137-298X
Ikona DOI 10.31261/pr

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Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycystyczne oraz Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego

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