THE COSMOLOGICAL WORLD-VIEW IN THE WORKS OF ANATOLII KIM. THE POETICS OF ASCENSION AND METAMORPHOSIS

Abstract

This article focuses on the Russian cosmological world-view of Anatolii Kim, who has been primarily investigated in terms of East Asian philosophy or fantastic realism. The term “cosmology” implies the joyful response of the wonder (i.e. mysticism) to the fact of being alive (i.e. science) and the expression of the reply as a citizen of the universe (i.e. art). Accordingly, the works and Weltanschauung of Kim are examined by the three axes of cosmology – art, religion, and nature philosophy.