NIETZSCHE AND CHRISTIANITY: APOPHATIC PHILOSOPHY IN THE LIGHT OF THE CRISIS OF EUROPEAN METAPHYSICS
The subject of the research is the relation of F. Nietzsche's philosophy with Christianity in the context of the crisis of European metaphysics. The problem is that Nietzsche’s proposed criticism of Christianity mainly affects its Western forms. The article attempts to analyze the conceptual developments of F. Nietzsche in the perspective of the Orthodox version of Christianity. The author compares a comparative analysis of the anti-metaphysical tendencies of Nietzsche’s philosophy with the apophatic theology of the Eastern Church. Based on the work of modern authors such as H. Yannaras, J. Agamben and R. Safransky, the author concludes that there is a tendency towards Christianity in the study and reception of Nietzsche’s philosophical heritage. The article uses the methodological principles and principles of historical and philosophical research, in particular, the method of historical and philosophical reconstruction, methods of philosophical comparative studies. The main conclusion of the study is the thesis of the apophatic nature of the philosophy of religion F. Nietzsche. The author substantiates the position that Nietzsche, criticizing the Western forms of Christianity and European metaphysics, does not come to atheism, but to an apophatic understanding of God, close to the patristic heritage of the Eastern Church.