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I -- I / The Object and Methods of Soviet Aesthetics -- II / The Sources and Origins of Marxist-Leninist Aesthetics -- II -- III / The Aesthetic: Chronology of the 1956–1966 Discussions and its Philosophical Framework -- IV / The Aesthetic: The Societalists and Naturists -- V / The Aesthetic: The Struggle over the Philosophical Foundations -- Summary and Conclusion -- Summary and Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.

With the dismantling of Marxist-Leninist ideology, fresh inspiration has been discernible in recent Soviet philosophy. This article argues that a major area of concern is the nature of the human being, a theme formerly dominated by the "social" conceptions inscribed into official historical materialism. Soviet philosophers are examining such categories as culture, spirit, consciousness, and personality with an eye to their common characteristics. For many, the latter is grounded in the nature of the person, the specificity of which lies in a morally qualified unity of action, sentiment, and reason. The author brings together evidence for this thesis and discusses the arguments of the Soviet philosophers with an eye to their conceptual resources and models.