Russian cosmism
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Russian cosmism is a philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in late 19th- and early 20th-century Russia, combining scientific progress, space exploration, and spiritual ideas about humanity’s cosmic destiny and potential immortality.
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| Russian cosmism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2833416 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Russian cosmism Context triple: [Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, movement, Russian cosmism]
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A.
Russian Thinkers
Russian Thinkers is a collection of essays by Isaiah Berlin examining the lives, ideas, and historical impact of major 19th-century Russian intellectuals and writers.
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B.
Tolstoyanism
Tolstoyanism is a Christian anarchist and pacifist philosophical movement based on Leo Tolstoy’s teachings about nonviolence, simple living, and moral perfection.
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C.
Russian Futurism
Russian Futurism was an early 20th-century avant-garde movement in Russian art and literature that embraced modernity, experimentation, and the rejection of traditional cultural forms.
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D.
The Russian Idea
The Russian Idea is a philosophical work by Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual, cultural, and historical foundations of Russian identity and its perceived mission in the world.
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E.
Bergsonianism
Bergsonianism is a philosophical movement based on Henri Bergson’s ideas about intuition, duration, and creative evolution, which significantly influenced thinkers such as Georges Sorel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Russian cosmism Target entity description: Russian cosmism is a philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in late 19th- and early 20th-century Russia, combining scientific progress, space exploration, and spiritual ideas about humanity’s cosmic destiny and potential immortality.
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A.
Russian Thinkers
Russian Thinkers is a collection of essays by Isaiah Berlin examining the lives, ideas, and historical impact of major 19th-century Russian intellectuals and writers.
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B.
Tolstoyanism
Tolstoyanism is a Christian anarchist and pacifist philosophical movement based on Leo Tolstoy’s teachings about nonviolence, simple living, and moral perfection.
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C.
Russian Futurism
Russian Futurism was an early 20th-century avant-garde movement in Russian art and literature that embraced modernity, experimentation, and the rejection of traditional cultural forms.
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D.
The Russian Idea
The Russian Idea is a philosophical work by Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual, cultural, and historical foundations of Russian identity and its perceived mission in the world.
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E.
Bergsonianism
Bergsonianism is a philosophical movement based on Henri Bergson’s ideas about intuition, duration, and creative evolution, which significantly influenced thinkers such as Georges Sorel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
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philosophical movement ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
active evolution directed by humans
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colonization of the universe ⓘ moral responsibility for cosmic evolution ⓘ overcoming death through science ⓘ synthesis of science and religion ⓘ universal resurrection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philosophy of science
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philosophy of technology ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ space philosophy ⓘ |
| goal |
harmonization of humanity and cosmos
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immortality of all humans ⓘ mastery of cosmic space ⓘ resurrection of all ancestors ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
active evolution
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cosmic ethics ⓘ noosphere ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Russian avant-garde
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Soviet space program ⓘ space philosophy ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
philosophical cosmism
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religious cosmism ⓘ scientific cosmism ⓘ |
| inception |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century Russian literature
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ Russian religious philosophy ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ scientific materialism ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Russian ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cosmic destiny of humanity
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human immortality ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ space exploration ⓘ technological transformation of nature ⓘ unity of humanity and cosmos ⓘ |
| notableProponent |
Alexander Chizhevsky
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ⓘ Nicolas Berdyaev ⓘ
surface form:
Nikolai Berdyaev
Nikolai Fyodorov ⓘ Pavel Florensky ⓘ Sergei Bulgakov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Vernadsky ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Moscow ⓘ |
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