“The Great Rationalist”: Alexey Vvedensky on Kant in the Context of Russian Kantiana
... philosopher, on one hand, calls for a “return to the universally acclaimed Kant”, whose genius he unreservedly recognises; and on the other hand, he argues that Kant should not only be studied and profoundly reflected on, but also overcome because his rationalism “has desiccated the thought of the new cultured humanity”.
Abramov, A. I. and Vanchugov, V. V., 2010. Vvedensky Aleksey Ivanovich. In: V. S. Stepin, ed. Novaia filosofskaia ėntsiklopediia [New Philosophical Encyclopedia]: in 4 vol....
Why Study Kant? Framing the Problem
In its 2018 publication, Come On! the Club of Rome advocates the need for a New Enlightenment. It associates Kant with an Old Enlightenment that favours (i) individualism, (ii) rationalism and in general (iii) a lack of balance between different elements such as reason and feelings. In this discussion note, I argue — based on Kant’s theoretical as well as practical philosophies — that the charges are not properly levelled ...
