"NEW MATHEMATICS" AND "THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS" IN ISTORIIA STANOVLENIIA SAMOSOZNAIUSHCHEI DUSHI: ASPECTS OF ARITHMOLOGY AND COMBINATORICS

Belyi's particular orientation toward mathematics in his methodology and style is rooted in the approach of the Moscow mathematical school, which regarded mathematics as the philosophical foundation of all modes of cognition and creativity. The method and style of Istoriia stanovleniia samosoznaiushchei dushi (ISSD) are grounded in a theory of interaction between scientific modes of thought and ways of thinking characteristic of the liberal arts. Such interaction paves the way to several tendencies observable in contemporary culture.