THEOLOGY AGAINST LOGIC - THE ORIGINS OF LOGIC IN OLD RUSSIA

We consider the history of logic in pre-Petrine, Petrine, and immediate post-Petrine Russia (from the 15th to the mid- 18th centuries) and especially of the Petrine era from the late 17th to early 18th century. Throughout much of this time, the clergy evinced strong hostility towards logic. Nevertheless, a small number of academics and clerics such as Stefan lavorskii and Feofan Prokopovich kept Aristotelian logic alive during this period and provided the foundation for its development in the modern era.