Политический реализм как воплощение христианской политики: концепция Ф.А. Степуна

Вестник Пермского университета. Серия: Политология. 2023. Т. 17. № 3. С. 5–11.

Girinsky A.

This article presents an analysis of the political and philosophical views of the Russian philosopher and sociologist F.A. Stepun. His views on the nature of the “political” and the basic principles of building politics in the era of ideocracies and the triumph of “secular utopias” are briefly outlined. The basis for the study is Stepun's article "Christianity and Politics" (1933), where he proclaims the basic principles of his political doctrine. Stepun believes that the reality of Western modernity, due to its "falling away" from the Christian foundations of culture, faces the threat of "sacralization" of the political, turning politics into a tool for radical correction of a person and improvement of human life on secular grounds. Stepun believes this view is dangerous, as it leads to an increase in violence and the emergence of radical utopian ideologies. Instead, Stepun proposes a return to the principles of "political realism", which, from his point of view, can be justified and legitimized only through the recognition of the truth of Christian anthropology, which is based on the idea of "original sin". The study presents the point of view that Stepun's idea is an organic continuation and development of the main line of Russian political philosophy, the main task of which was the "conservative legitimization" of the Western project of modernity, designed to find the necessary philosophical tools for the rehabilitation of the Christian foundations of culture in the world of "modernity".

Keywords: утопия, христианство, политическая теология, политический реализм, первородный грех, общество модерна

Publication based on the results of: Russia in the General World Order as a Problem of Intellectual Dialogue Between Russia and Europe (2023)