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Lifshits' ontognoseology as a version of lenin's theory of reflection

Elena Mareeva

pp. 295-305

In Soviet philosophy, two versions of Lenin's theory of reflection are represented respectively by Mikhail Lifshits and Todor Pavlov. They both isolate and juxtapose two dialectical elements: reflection and creativity. Within this methodological dilemma, Lifshits's ontognoseology is an original doctrine of our "mirror" attitude to the world whereby material being is the true subject, while man is a tool of its self-reflection.

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DOI: 10.1007/s11212-016-9265-6

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Mareeva, E. (2016). Lifshits' ontognoseology as a version of lenin's theory of reflection. Studies in East European Thought 68 (4), pp. 295-305.

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