TY - JOUR
AU - Berest (Юлия Берест), Julia
AB - AbstractThe theme of happiness is a neglected topic in studies of Russian thought, in part because the Russian intelligentsia came to be associated with the ethos of self-abnegation and sacrifice in the name of the common good. It is little known that the spread of utilitarian philosophy in Russia in the early 1860s sparked a debate on the notion of happiness (individual and collective) between the left intelligentsia and their opponents on the conservative spectrum. The publication of the Russian translations of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in the late 1860s provided a new spur to the controversy and gave it a more philosophical flavor. While the intelligentsia thinkers asserted the right to happiness as one of the fundamental human needs, rooted in the very essence of human nature, the conservative writers contested both the idea of happiness as a right and the notion that happiness is the purpose of life. This article examines the intellectual and contextual development of the theme of happiness in Russian thought throughout the 1860s–1880s.
TI - The Theme of Happiness and British Utilitarianism in Russian Thought, from the 1860s to the Early 1880s
JO - Journal of Modern Russian History and Historiography
DO - 10.30965/22102388-12340002
DA - 2021-10-18
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/brill/the-theme-of-happiness-and-british-utilitarianism-in-russian-thought-rfPye4c9sA
SP - 5
EP - 68
VL - 14
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -