USPENSKY Peter Dem'yanovich

5/17.5.1878 - 2/10/1947
Overview In 1905, carried away esoteric doctrines, traveled to the countries of Western Europe and East. From 1921 he lived in London. Been heavily influenced by GI Gurdjieff. Advanced the idea of multi-dimensional world, considering the time as its fourth dimension. Mystic considered way to reach the Kantian "noumenov". Developed the ideas of spiritual development and the achievement of individual immortality as a result of motion on the "fourth way" different from the way "fakir," "Monk" and "yoga". Teaching I. became widespread in English-speaking countries.
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. Characteristics of the views of the Russian writers of mystical direction, with most science-like appearance, noteworthy Ladyzhenskii ( 'superconscious', etc.) and PD Ouspensky ( 'Tertium organon', etc.)
. (Radlov E.L. Essays on the History of Russian Philosophy / Vvedensky AI, Losev, AF, EL Radlov, Spцєth GG: Essays on the History of Russian Philosophy. Sverdlovsk, 1991. S. 120).

Major works 1 / Tertium Organum. The key to the riddles of the world. SPb., 1911. 2-e izd.M., 1992; 2 / inner circle. On the "last line" and the superman. SPb., 1913; 3 / Fourth Dimension. 3rd ed. P., 1918, 4 / quests of the new life. 3rd ed. P., 1918, 5 / Psychology of the possible evolution of man. / Aberrant mind? The variety of non-scientific knowledge. M., 1992.

Works Vol.: Internal. range. On the 'last line' and superman. Two lectures. SPb., 1913; Tertsium organum. The key to the riddles of the world. SPb., 1911; Fourth Dimension. SPb., 1910; The Fourth Way. NY, 1957; In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching. NY, 1949; A New Model of the Universe. NY, 1931; The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution. L.; NY, 1950; The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin. NY, 1947; Tertium organum (The Third organ of thought), A Key to the Enigmas of the World. NY, 1920.

Literature Reyner J. Ouspensky: The Unsung genius. L., 1981; Webb J. The harmonious circle. L., 1980; Wilson C. The strange life of PDOuspensky. L., 1993.