All Things Are Possible
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All Things Are Possible is a philosophical work by Lev Shestov that challenges rationalism and explores the limits of reason, freedom, and faith through a series of paradoxical reflections.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| All Things Are Possible canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
individual confrontation with the absurd
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limits of philosophical systems ⓘ problem of necessity and freedom ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ |
| author | Lev Shestov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
contingency of human existence
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overcoming necessity ⓘ primacy of faith over reason ⓘ rejection of self-evident truths ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
existential philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century existentialist thought
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religious existentialist philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Biblical thought
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Blaise Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
aphoristic reflections
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fragmentary essays ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of rationalism
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faith ⓘ freedom ⓘ limits of reason ⓘ paradox ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early expression of themes later central to existentialism
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use of paradox to undermine rationalism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| philosophicalAim |
to open space for radical faith
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to unsettle rational certainties ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
anti-rationalism
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critique of systematic philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
existentialism precursor
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religious existentialism ⓘ |
| questionedConcept |
ethical systems based solely on reason
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objective rational truth ⓘ progressive view of history ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Athens and Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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The Apotheosis of Groundlessness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of short, numbered sections ⓘ |
| style |
literary
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paradoxical ⓘ polemical ⓘ |
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