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Cosmism: The 19th-century movement to reach space and immortality

In revolutionary Russia, a group of forward-thinking philosophers offered
an alternative to both futurism and communism.

Key Takeaways

Russian Cosmism was a philosophical movement that emerged in the late 19th century and aimed to redefine mankindrCOs relationship with technology and progress. Some Cosmists saw technology as destructive and transformative, while others believed its role should be to protect and preserve.
Regardless of their differences, all Cosmists advocated for the attainment
of immortality and colonization of outer space, goals people still strive
for today.

Tim Brinkhof

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Cosmism from Stalin to Musk

Fedorov and Svyatogor represent two sides of Cosmism, which Groys writes
never had a unified doctrine. Where adherents of the former viewed
technology as a rCLforce that would destroy the rCyold worldrCO and open the way
for building the new from point zero,rCY the latter hoped technology would become a rCLstrong messianic forcerCY that could transmit knowledge from one generation to another.

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Although interest in Russian Cosmism was quickly eradicated, the movement
has acquired new life in the 21st century. In fact, it might be more
relevant today than it was in the early 20th century. Fedorov and SvyatogorrCOs shared call for the colonization of outer space to protect humanity from earthly disaster, for example, is a direct parallel to Elon MuskrCOs promise to move people to Mars.

Thanks to climate change, CosmismrCOs ambivalent and generally hostile attitude towards the natural world should also sound familiar. rCLToday it
is fashionable to like nature,rCY Groys told Big Think, rCLbut nature does not like us. It is a one-sided love. CosmismrCOs central idea is that we can survive only under artificial conditions, if we create an artificial world
to protect us.rCY

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https://bigthink.com/high-culture/cosmism-russia-future/

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