Nikolai Berdyaev

Nikolai Berdyaev
Born
Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev

18 March 1874
Died24 March 1948(1948-03-24) (aged 74)
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionRussian philosophy
SchoolChristian existentialism, personalism
Main interests
Creativity, eschatology, freedom
Notable ideas
Emphasizing the existential spiritual significance of human freedom and the human person

Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev (/bərˈdjɑːjɛf, -jɛv/;[1] Russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Бердя́ев; 18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1874 – 24 March 1948) was a Russian philosopher, theologian, and Christian existentialist who emphasized the existential spiritual significance of human freedom and the human person. Alternative historical spellings of his surname in English include "Berdiaev" and "Berdiaeff", and of his given name "Nicolas" and "Nicholas".


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