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Assen Ignatov: The Theomachist and the God-Seeker

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Assen Ignatov: The Theomachist and the God-SeekerThis article aims to trace the evolution of Assen Ignatov’s attitude towards religion and to outline the main features of this change – from an intellectual whose worldview was initially Marxist to being a dissident philosopher known also for his respect for Christianity. The first part of the study is devoted to the early professional stages of Assen Ignatov’s life (as a lecturer at Sofia University), when he attacked the “Bourgeois” philosophy for its affinity to religion. Gradually, these initial attitudes were seriously shaken, partly because he was one of the very few erudite thinkers in Bulgaria during the “socialist” period who witnessed the dogmatism and narrow interests of the Party philosophers. In addition, his escape to Western Europe was a radical break with the past, specifically with regard to religion. Assen Ignatov interpreted communism as a pseudo-religion from the viewpoint of Christian personalism and existentialism. The author concludes that the radical change of Ignatov’s attitude towards religion shows the measure of his general change of worldview. Asen Ignatow – w walce przeciw Bogu i w poszukiwaniu BogaCelem artykulu jest przesledzenie ewolucji stosunku do religii Asena Ignatowa: od intelektualisty, którego swiatopoglad byl poczatkowo marksistowski, do filozofa-dysydenta, znanego równiez z jego szacunku dla chrzescijanstwa. W pierwszej czesci zaprezentowane sa poczatkowe etapy w jego zyciu zawodowym, kiedy jako wykladowca na Uniwersytecie w Sofii atakowal filozofie burzuazyjna z powodu jej pokrewienstwa z religia. Stopniowo postawy te ulegly powaznemu zachwianiu (równiez dlatego, ze byl on jednym z niewielu bardzo dobrze wyksztalconych myslicieli w Bulgarii okresu „socjalistycznego”, który obserwowal dogmatyzm i waskie interesy partyjnych filozofów), a jego ucieczka do Europy Zachodniej oznaczala zerwanie z przeszloscia, szczególnie w odniesieniu do religii. Asen Ignatow interpretowal komunizm jako pseudoreligie z punktu widzenia chrzescijanskiego personalizmu i egzystencjalizmu. Autorka konkluduje, ze radykalny zwrot w postawie Ignatowa wobec religii jest wyrazem glebszych zmian o charakterze swiatopogladowym.

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