Nikolai Berdyaev
Nikolai Berdyaev | |
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Николай Бердяев | |
| Born | Николай Александрович Бердяев Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev 18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1874 Obukhov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 24 March 1948 (aged 74) Clamart, France |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Russian philosophy |
| School | Christian existentialism, personalism |
| Main interests | Creativity, eschatology, freedom |
| Notable ideas | Emphasizing the existential spiritual significance of human freedom and the human person |
Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev (/bərˈdjɑːjɛf, -jɛv/; Russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Бердя́ев; 18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1874 – 24 March 1948) was a Russian philosopher, theologian, and Christian existentialist who emphasized the existential spiritual significance of human freedom and the human person.