Pavel Semyonovich Gurevich

August 13, 1933

Ulan-ude, Buryat, Russian Federation

Pavel Semyonovich Gurevich started his career at the newspaper "Pravda Buryatii" ("The Truth of Buryatia"), where, in the beginning, he worked as a copyreader, then as a head of the information department and, finally, he became a member of the editorial board, wherre he worked from 1955 to 1961. In 1965, he presented his thesis for the candidate of historical sciences degree on the topic "Mass Communication in the Domestic History of the Cultural Revolution". Also from 1966 to 1970 Pavel Semyonovich headed the department in the State Television and Radio of the USSR. Then he became deputy editor-in-chief of the socio-political journal of the Republic of Tatarstan. Later Pavel Semyonovich was deputy editor-in-chief of the scientific and methodical service of the Committee on Broadcasting and Television of the USSR. In 1978, he presented his new thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philology on the topic "The Role of American Literary Journals in Mass Ideological Processes". Since 1984, he has been managing various scientific divisions of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (including the laboratory "Philosophical Classics and Modernity"). Currently he is the head of the sector of the history of anthropological teachings of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1991, a new thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on the topic "Man as an object of social and philosophical analysis" at the Moscow State Pedagogical University was presented. P. Gurevich was awarded with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and later that year with academic title of a professor. Pavel Semyonovich Gurevich was co-founder of the Institute of Psychoanalysis of the Academy of Humanitarian Studies where, in 1995-1997, he was a president. At the present time, Pavel Gurevich is a professor of Moscow State University and Academy of National Economy. He gives lectures at Moscow State University and the Russian State University for the Humanities. Also, he is the head of the clinic of depth psychology in Moscow. Moreover, Gurevich contributes lot of time to the scientific research and inquiry of psychology and philosophy. From 1970 to 1984 Pavel Gurevich studied mass ideological processes in the western society. He put forward the idea that the social mythology is a phenomenon generated by people’s entering historic scene and found out that propaganda replaces ideology, which can reveal itself in various images. In the second half of the 80's, his works are mainly devoted to the study of the mysticism phenomenon, which possesses more number of signs, so that it helps to determine the mystical experience peculiar to all religions and to separate it from the scientific one. In the 90's, P. Gurevich worked on the semiotic nature of culture consideration and its symbolic forms. He developed the question of the types of anthropological teachings, of human subjectivity, of the personalistic tradition and of the modes of human existence. In his work on social psychology, P. Gurevich explored the relationship between philosophical and psychological knowledge dealt with the psychology of groups and crowds, and the phenomenon of destructiveness. He contributed to the development of the Reichian and Jungian typology. In the book "Clinical Psychology", he demonstrated that schizophrenia, manic-depressive psychosis and involuntary depression are not caused by physical injuries. In the post-Soviet period Gurevich attempted to reconstruct the history of philosophical anthropology. This idea was reflected in the monograph "Philosophical interpretation of man". Here the development of the philosophical comprehension of human is traced including the period from mythology to postmodern. Particular attention is paid to the image of a human in Russian philosophy. P. Gurevich showed the significance of the anthropological doctrine of a human presented by N. A. Berdyaev. At the same time, he outlines the emergence and expansion of misanthropology. In the monograph "The Philosophical Interpretation of Man" (2013), he analyses the spectrum of anthropological teachings, highlighting social, cultural, political, historical, religious and psychoanalytic anthropology. P. Gurevich unravels the phenomenon of human deantropologization as an apophatic project of a human. In the monograph "Personality Psychoanalysis", the nature of human passions and the phenomenon of transcendence are revealed. The problems of psychoanalytic anthropology were reflected in the two-volume study "Psychoanalysis" (2013). Gurevich also paid attention to the study of human passions such as love, fear, ambitiousness, greed, etc. P. Gurevich is one of the authors of "Atheistic Dictionary" and "Dictionary of the Modern Russian Nations’ Religions". He is the chief-editor of the philosophic-psychologic journals "Archetype" (since 1995) and "Oedipus" and leading reviewed scientific journals "Philosophy and Culture" and “Psychology and Psychotechniques” (since 2008), "Philology. Scientific research”, vice chief-editor of such editions as “Psychologist”, “Thought of Philosophy”, “Modern Education”. Also he is the Chief-editor of electronic scientific journal “Philosophical anthropology” issued by Institute of Philosophy at Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He is a member of editorial board of scientific journals “Philosophy Sciences”, "New Philosophy Ideas” and “Psychoanalytic Bulletin”. P. Gurevich is the Chief-editor of the publishing house at the Academy of Humanitarian Research. Since 1995, Gurevich is the Director of the Academy of Humanitarian Studies. Since 2000 he works as the Director of the Institute of Psychoanalysis and Social Management. From 2006 to 2008 he held a position of the Head of the Personal Growth Laboratory at Moscow University for the Humanities. From 2009 to 2013 he worked as the Head of the Department of Psychology at Russian State University of Trade and Economics.

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Background

Pavel Gurevich was born on August 13, 1933 in the city of Ulan-Ude, Buryat, Russian Federation. He came from Jewish family and was the youngest child of Semyon Moiseyevich Gurevich (1905-1944) and Rebecca Anufriyevna Gurevich (1937-1994).

Education

At school, Pavel Gurevich was keen of journalism and dramatics. In 1955 he graduated from A. M. Gorky Ural State University, History and Philosophy Faculty. From 1962 to 1965 he studied at postgraduate study at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Journalism.

Education period of Pavel Semyonovich Gurevich in A. M. Gorky Ural State University

Career

Pavel Semyonovich Gurevich started his career at the newspaper "Pravda Buryatii" ("The Truth of Buryatia"), where, in the beginning, he worked as a copyreader, then as a head of the information department and, finally, he became a member of the editorial board, wherre he worked from 1955 to 1961. In 1965, he presented his thesis for the candidate of historical sciences degree on the topic "Mass Communication in the Domestic History of the Cultural Revolution". Also from 1966 to 1970 Pavel Semyonovich headed the department in the State Television and Radio of the USSR. Then he became deputy editor-in-chief of the socio-political journal of the Republic of Tatarstan. Later Pavel Semyonovich was deputy editor-in-chief of the scientific and methodical service of the Committee on Broadcasting and Television of the USSR. In 1978, he presented his new thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philology on the topic "The Role of American Literary Journals in Mass Ideological Processes". Since 1984, he has been managing various scientific divisions of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (including the laboratory "Philosophical Classics and Modernity"). Currently he is the head of the sector of the history of anthropological teachings of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1991, a new thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on the topic "Man as an object of social and philosophical analysis" at the Moscow State Pedagogical University was presented. P. Gurevich was awarded with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and later that year with academic title of a professor.

Pavel Semyonovich Gurevich was co-founder of the Institute of Psychoanalysis of the Academy of Humanitarian Studies where, in 1995-1997, he was a president. At the present time, Pavel Gurevich is a professor of Moscow State University and Academy of National Economy. He gives lectures at Moscow State University and the Russian State University for the Humanities. Also, he is the head of the clinic of depth psychology in Moscow. Moreover, Gurevich contributes lot of time to the scientific research and inquiry of psychology and philosophy.

From 1970 to 1984 Pavel Gurevich studied mass ideological processes in the western society. He put forward the idea that the social mythology is a phenomenon generated by people’s entering historic scene and found out that propaganda replaces ideology, which can reveal itself in various images. In the second half of the 80's, his works are mainly devoted to the study of the mysticism phenomenon, which possesses more number of signs, so that it helps to determine the mystical experience peculiar to all religions and to separate it from the scientific one.

In the 90's, P. Gurevich worked on the semiotic nature of culture consideration and its symbolic forms. He developed the question of the types of anthropological teachings, of human subjectivity, of the personalistic tradition and of the modes of human existence.

In his work on social psychology, P. Gurevich explored the relationship between philosophical and psychological knowledge dealt with the psychology of groups and crowds, and the phenomenon of destructiveness. He contributed to the development of the Reichian and Jungian typology. In the book "Clinical Psychology", he demonstrated that schizophrenia, manic-depressive psychosis and involuntary depression are not caused by physical injuries.

In the post-Soviet period Gurevich attempted to reconstruct the history of philosophical anthropology. This idea was reflected in the monograph "Philosophical interpretation of man". Here the development of the philosophical comprehension of human is traced including the period from mythology to postmodern. Particular attention is paid to the image of a human in Russian philosophy. P. Gurevich showed the significance of the anthropological doctrine of a human presented by N. A. Berdyaev. At the same time, he outlines the emergence and expansion of misanthropology. In the monograph "The Philosophical Interpretation of Man" (2013), he analyses the spectrum of anthropological teachings, highlighting social, cultural, political, historical, religious and psychoanalytic anthropology. P. Gurevich unravels the phenomenon of human deantropologization as an apophatic project of a human. In the monograph "Personality Psychoanalysis", the nature of human passions and the phenomenon of transcendence are revealed. The problems of psychoanalytic anthropology were reflected in the two-volume study "Psychoanalysis" (2013). Gurevich also paid attention to the study of human passions such as love, fear, ambitiousness, greed, etc.

P. Gurevich is one of the authors of "Atheistic Dictionary" and "Dictionary of the Modern Russian Nations’ Religions".

He is the chief-editor of the philosophic-psychologic journals "Archetype" (since 1995) and "Oedipus" and leading reviewed scientific journals "Philosophy and Culture" and “Psychology and Psychotechniques” (since 2008), "Philology. Scientific research”, vice chief-editor of such editions as “Psychologist”, “Thought of Philosophy”, “Modern Education”.

Also he is the Chief-editor of electronic scientific journal “Philosophical anthropology” issued by Institute of Philosophy at Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He is a member of editorial board of scientific journals “Philosophy Sciences”, "New Philosophy Ideas” and “Psychoanalytic Bulletin”. P. Gurevich is the Chief-editor of the publishing house at the Academy of Humanitarian Research.

Since 1995, Gurevich is the Director of the Academy of Humanitarian Studies. Since 2000 he works as the Director of the Institute of Psychoanalysis and Social Management. From 2006 to 2008 he held a position of the Head of the Personal Growth Laboratory at Moscow University for the Humanities. From 2009 to 2013 he worked as the Head of the Department of Psychology at Russian State University of Trade and Economics.

Works

Prakticheskaya psihologiya dlya vseh: Klinicheskiy psihoanaliz Prakticheskaya psihologiya dlya vseh: Klinicheskiy psihoanaliz

Osnovy filosofii. Uchebnoe posobie Osnovy filosofii. Uchebnoe posobie

book

Views

Pavel Semyonovich Gurevich denoted that philosophy should be viewed not as a form of scientific knowledge, but as an independent, special way of life understanding.

The difference between the subculture and the counterculture, according to Gurevich, is that the counterculture is the “herald” of a new spirituality.

Membership

Pavel Semyonovich Gurevich is a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (since 1995), New York Academy of Sciences, International Informatisation Academy, Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences. Since 1996, he is the president of the Moscow Interregional Psychoanalytic Association, a co-founder and a member of the Bureau of the Russian Psychoanalytic Association. He is also a member of the Presidium of the All-Union Association of Transpersonalists and an Honorary Professor of Sociology at University of California.

Russian Academy of Natural Sciences , Russian Federation

1995
Russian Psychoanalytic Association , Russian Federation
New York Academy of Sciences , New York
Moscow Interregional Psychoanalytic Association , Moscow City

1996
International Informatisation Academy
Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences
All-Union Association of Transpersonalists

Interests

Non-conventional religions and cults, Psychology, Anthropologic philosophy, Western philosophy.

Connections

Father:: Semen Moiseevich Gurevich
Mother:: Riveka Anufrievna Gurevich
Spouse:: Evgenia Antonovna Matutyte
Daughter:: Kristina Pavlovna Matutyte

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