THE CREATIVE WORK OF SIMEON POLOTSKY IN THE CONTEXT OF PHILOSOPHICAL CULTURE OF THE BAROQUE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the early period of creative work of the Belarusian thinker of the 17th century Simeon Polotsky. It has been revealed the influence of the ideas of the Kiev-Mogylansky Collegium on the molding of opinions of the enlightener. It was proved that the activity of Simeon Polotsky in that epoch became a sign of the process of convergence of Eastern-Christian and Western-Christian worlds, the development of the dialogue of East Slavic cultural traditions and the West European perception of the world, the creation of the All-European Christian community.