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<p>Pavel Aleksandrovich Florensky (1882–1937) was a Russian polymath whose eclectic intellectual journey spanned the realms of theology, philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, engineering, and the natural sciences. In his vast body of work, Florensky employed the concept of <i>field</i> as a recurrent paradigm, one that bridges his scientific and metaphysical inquiries. References to electromagnetic fields, prominent in his earlier mathematical works, extend across the full scope of the author’s intellectual activity, with a notable concentration in the technical and experimental studies of the 1920s. In this context, research in Materials Science is closely intertwined with philosophical questions about force fields. This article explores how Florensky’s frequent use of the concept is not merely metaphorical, but rather serves as a phenomenological category that allows one to comprehend the modes of existence of forms, as well as an analogical tool that bridges scientific understanding with deep metaphysical and philosophical themes. In particular, we will investigate how Florensky’s notion of field, through its inherent semantic paradoxes, offers a novel way to reinterpret the classical concept of <i>form</i>, aiming to provide a dynamic framework for understanding the interplay of the “visible” and the “invisible.”</p>

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Pavel Florensky’s theory of forms as force fields

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    2026年6月23日

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  • Francesco Vitali Rosati

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Pavel Aleksandrovich Florensky (1882–1937) was a Russian polymath whose eclectic intellectual journey spanned the realms of theology, philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, engineering, and the natural sciences. In his vast body of work, Florensky employed the concept of field as a recurrent paradigm, one that bridges his scientific and metaphysical inquiries. References to electromagnetic fields, prominent in his earlier mathematical works, extend across the full scope of the author’s intellectual activity, with a notable concentration in the technical and experimental studies of the 1920s. In this context, research in Materials Science is closely intertwined with philosophical questions about force fields. This article explores how Florensky’s frequent use of the concept is not merely metaphorical, but rather serves as a phenomenological category that allows one to comprehend the modes of existence of forms, as well as an analogical tool that bridges scientific understanding with deep metaphysical and philosophical themes. In particular, we will investigate how Florensky’s notion of field, through its inherent semantic paradoxes, offers a novel way to reinterpret the classical concept of form, aiming to provide a dynamic framework for understanding the interplay of the “visible” and the “invisible.”