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• The sustainability of natural monopoly in regional markets: methodological prerequisites for an analysis

  Article considers theoretical aspects of sustainability of natural monopolies, which are the most important industries that create the general environment of functioning of regional social and economic system, thereby making essential impact on formation the region commodity and financial markets, and also on ...

• Kant’s Dissertation for the Master’s Degree On Fire and the Transformations of his Ideas of Ethereal Matter

  ... dissertation for historical and philosophical studies? To answer this question I analyse the structure and give a brief summary of the dissertation, look at the history of its writing and try to identify the place of this work among Kant’s other papers on natural philosophy. I then demonstrate that Kant’s concept of ether as an elastic matter of fire, heat and light containing the forces of attraction and repulsion originates in the dissertation On Fire. I identify the provisions in Kant’s early works ...

• The modern natural-anthropogenic prerequisites for the transformation of eolian coastal-marine natural complexes

  This article offers the results of an analysis of natural and anthropogenic impacts on eolian coastal marine natural complexes of the Curonian and Vistula spits. The authors identify the contribution of natural and anthropogenic factors to the transformation of the spits’ natural complexes. 1. Бадюкова ...

• Assessing spatial and temporal changes in the landscape vulnerability in the Kaliningrad region as an element of sustainable spatial planning

  The relevance of applied regional studies aimed at solving problems of adapting the nature management and spatial planning system to the current conditions of natural landscape transformation is based on the widespread interest in this topic from Russian and international researchers. Environmental approaches, which gained currency at ...

• Frolova Ye. The theoretical and methodological issues of the revival of natural law

  This article considers the understanding of natural law from the perspective of neo-Kantian legal philosophy of the late 19th/early 20th century and the problem of correlation between changing rules of law and the unchanged form of moral prescriptions.The author focuses on the development of Kantian ...

• The thinking of nature and the nature of thinking — Cohen on Spinoza

  ... with Spinoza against Jewish under-standing — about this "case" there are quite a number of studies. Even less in the study will be discussed on the consideration of personal stories. So here it draws attention to the following topics: the nature of thinking and thinking of nature. Conducted by the author analysis allows to understand the main causes of a Cohen’s critical attitude to Spinoza. Spinoza's pantheism, according to Cohen, leads to various unacceptable conse-quences: identification ...

• Role of Natural Resource Potential in Interregional and Foreign Economic Relations of the Kirov Region

  This article estimates the impact of the natural resources of the Kirov region on the territorial division of labour and the problem of insufficient exploitation of natural resources potential in the framework of interregional and foreign connections. 1.  Регионы России: социально-экономические ...

• Kant — a leap out the world of Enlightenment

  ... such leap made with the help of rational philosophical principles and taking one 150 years into the future to a precisely designed landing ground is unprecedented. Kant preformed this intellectual feat through understanding the true essence of human nature. All the novelties and discoveries that he introduced into philosophy are the results of this initial achievement. Whereas the Enlightenment formulated the principle of naturalism as a basic one for the comprehensive understanding of the world,...

• The landscape approach to nature management in South-East Baltic

  The Kaliningrad region is a small territory of Russia in the centre of Europe. It differs from other Russian regions in natural conditions and reclamation history. The recent socioeconomic development has been associated with anthropogenic pressure on natural and cultural landscapes created during seven hundred years. It has a negative effect on the environment. The author ...

• The significance of terrain for the assessment of natural complex sensitivity to human impact

  This article considers the influence of terrain on the assessment of natural system sensitivity to anthropogenic impact. The author presents a classification model of natural system sensitivity to anthropogenic chemical and mechanical impacts. The article examines certain cases of the influence of terrain on the assessment ...

• Spatiotemporal features of the regional nature management basing upon toponymic data

  The article explores the application of toponymic data for the investigation of spatiotemporal features of regional nature management The article provides some results obtained through the formant method (on the example of Altai). 1. Манаков А.   Г. На стыке цивилизаций: Этнокультурная география Запада России ...

• Feyerabend’s Natural Law Notes and their significance for Kant studies. Preface

  Natural Law Notes of Feyerabend is one of the most important sources by the research of ethical and juridical views of Kant. Dating back to 1784 they distinctly demonstrate that the basic principles of Kant’s philosophy of right are not a late production ...

• A transcendental analysis of mathematics: The abstract nature of mathematical knowledge

  ... (transcendentalism) focuses on both the human method of cognition in general [CPR, B25] and certain types of cognition aimed at justifying their objective significance. This article aims to explicate Kant’s understanding (resp. justification) of the abstract nature of mathematical knowledge (cognition) as the “construction of concepts in intuition” (see: “to construct a concept means to exhibit a priori the intuition corresponding to it”; [CPR, A713/В 741], which is “thoroughly grounded on definitions,...

• Bipolar resistive switching in memristive thin films based on Si-Ag

  ... and demonstrate resistive switching behavior. 1. Chua L. O. Memristor — the missing circuit element // IEEE Trans Circuit Theory 18. 1971. Р. 507—519. 2. Strukov D. B., Snider G. S., Stewart D. R., Williams R. S. The missing memristor found // Nature. 2008. Vol. 453. Р. 80—83. 3. Szot K. et al. Switching the electrical resistance of individual dislocations in single-crystalline SrTiO3 // Nature Mater. 2006. Vol. 5. Р. 312—320. 4. Aono M. et al. Quantized conductance atomic switch ...

• Dynamics and natural population change in Belarusian Lake District in the post-war period

  Researches is established, that the mode of reproduction of the population of region steadily has passed in a condition of a natural loss. In foreseeable prospect the birth rate be unable to break growing смертность. By high natural decline in population all village areas differ, thus distinction in rates of a loss more time reaches(achieve) 2 and. 1. Пилецкий ...

• The metaphysics of science

  ... philosophy is the cognition of the absolute universal in both theoretical (the true being) and practical (the supreme good) terms. ‘Transcendental’ philosophy was conceived as a project to redeem philosophy in the era of burgeoning precise empirical natural science and exact sciences. Kant turned science into a foundation of new metaphysics. The anti-philosophical nature of 20th century philosophy of science necessitates addressing Kant’s theory of science when searching for a truly philosophical ...

• The groundwater monitoring in the Novgorod region in the system of regional nature management

  ... fundamental reorganization and further development at the contemporary scientific and technical level, since groundwater resource management is impossible without a quantitative forecast of groundwater condition and properties.From the perspective of rational Nature management, the leading ecological function of underground hydrosphere is carried out by fresh underground waters. Rational Nature management underlies the sustainable development of the Northwest region, which is economically viable for the European ...

• Kant’s lectures on natural law: Justice and conscientiousness

  The lectures on natural law delivered by Kant in the winter semester of 1784/85 have recently attracted increasing attention from Kant scholars. Dating back to the 1780s, they elucidate a number of important aspects in the genesis of Kant’s practical philosophy. Firstly,...

• Time in Sergey Trubetskoy’s and Boris Chicherin’s metaphysical concepts: A discussion on Kant

  This article analyses the controversy between Sergey Trubetskoy and Boris Chicherin, which followed the publication of Trubetskoy’s monograph the Foundations of Idealism. This analysis focuses on the philosophers’ understanding of the metaphysical nature of time. The relevance of the work is that the philosophical reflections of the opponents took place against the backdrop of an impending change in science and philosophy — the transition from the classical to neo-classical paradigm. This transition ...

• Formation of the cultural landscape of the modern Kaliningrad region in the stone age

  The authors reflect on the interaction of nature and society in the territo­ry of the modern Kaliningrad region in the Stone Age. Natural factors played a decisive role in the formation of the region’s cultural landscape. In the Stone Age, anthropogenic changes in the natural environment were ...

• Development factors and regularities of the territorial structure of nature management

  The Kaliningrad and Pskov regions serve as good examples for comparison of the main trends and patterns of the territorial agricultural structure as the most dynamic type of nature management. The territorial structure of agriculture in the regions and the factors of its evolution are considered on the example of two historical periods (1975—80 and 2016—17). In the Pskov region, the continued decline in the area of cultivated ...

• Comparative analysis of the groups of microorganisms in natural and anthropo-genically altered brown forest soils of the Kaliningrad Peninsula

  This article focuses on the numerical concentration of certain groups of microorganisms in the brown forest soils of natural and urbanised ecosystems of the Kaliningrad Peninsula. An analysis of the microflora was performed in spring, summer, and autumn 2012. This paper presents the average annual data for each key area. It is shown that human-altered ecosystems are ...

• The evolution of agricultural nature management models in the Baltic States and the Kaliningrad region in 1890—2016

  In each historical period, regional models of agricultural practices are affected by a combination of natural, political, and economic factors. Such models incorporate indicators of changes in the cultivated land area, land structure, and the intensity of agricultural practices. At early stages, the evolution of a model is affected by natural conditions....

• Philosophy of images of nature in the “eastern” poems of G.G. Byron and “southern” poems of A.S. Pushkin

  The images of nature in the poems of the two national geniuses are considered within the opposition of the horizontal/vertical, which is laden with philosophical and metaphorical semantics. Both poets show that, in the absence of spirituality, the true internal freedom ...

• On the metalinguistic functions of a natural language in literary texts

  This article considers the relevant linguistic problem of metalinguistic potential of a natural language and its functions in a literary text in the case of the Russian language. The Russian language and natural languages in general act as a universal cognitive model capable of describing different codes presented in literary texts 1....

• Methodology of assessment of natural complexes sensitivity to anthropogenic impact

  This article offers a comparative analysis of the concepts of «stability», «sensitivity», «vulnerability» in relation to natural complexes and offers the author's methodology for assessing the vulnerability of natural complexes to anthropogenic impact. 1. Белов Н. С. Оценка геоэкологической ситуации в речных бассейнах ...

• Kant on evil in the human nature

  .... The article has the following structure: first, the author emphasis that, for Kant, evil is a practical moral phenomenon unlike, for example, metaphysically interpreted evil. It is shown that the problem of evil is closely connected to that of the nature or essence of a human being. The article presents an analysis of Kant’s notion of human ‘nature’. It is emphasised that Kant understands ‘human nature’ as mere “subjective grounds” of the exercise of freedom. Further, the author analyses ...

• On the history of the problem of a human being in Soviet Medieval studies

  This article provides an analysis of the situation around studying the problem of the human being that developed in Soviet medieval studies in the 1950—70s. Emphasising the characteristic of the period monologue nature of assessing the meaning content of the image of the human being, the author compares the ideas of D. S. Likhachev and V. P. Adrianova-Peretz, and S. S. Averintsev about the nature of the human being in ancient texts and identifies the underlying ...

• Kants Begriff der Verbindlichkeit und die neuzeitliche Naturrechtslehre

  My article is devoted to one of the main concepts of early modern natural law, i. e. the concept of obligation. Starting with Pufendorf's concept of obligation, it will be demonstrated that the natural law is grounded on the will of God. In contrast, the concept of obligation in Christian Wolff's Philosophia practica ...

• The methodological features of managing the value of companies introducing "green" innovations

  ... one of the most important factors of economic development, there is a need to review some provisions of innovation methodology so that new fundamental values are taken into account more fully. Most recent business models are based on the depletion of natural environment, whose potential has been almost exhausted. It is necessary to introduce new ideas that are of use for society and create values for companies. One way of achieving this goal is “green” (environmental) innovations. The next decade ...

• The concept of body and the problem of demarcation in new European metaphysics: from Descartes to Kant

  ... Immanuel Kant in Translation. Anthropology, History, and Education / Ed. by G. Zöller, R. B. Louden. Cambridge, 2007. 20. Kant I. Thoughts on the True Estimation of Living Forces // The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant in Translation. Natural Science / Ed. by E. Watkins. Cambridge, 2012. 21. Kant I. Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens // Ibid. 22. Knutzen M. Philosophische Abhandlung von der immateriellen Natur der Seele, darinnen theils überhaupt erwiesen wird, ...

• Marine Spatial Planning: Theoretical Aspects

  ... MSP object is an integrated segment of coastal/marine area. Consisting of a marine part and a coastal area, such segments are a product of zoning. In this article, I explore the key MSP stages — from identifying the panning object to evaluating the natural resource potential and performing calculations for relevant aquaterritorial structures. The basic principles of the geographical division of marine geosystems are the following ones: identifying relatively integrated marine sectors and relatively ...

• Russian pre-revolutionary scientific ideas of criminal penalties of material nature

  This article focuses on the theoretical ideas of criminal penalties of material nature in pre-revolutionary Russia of the second half of XIX — early XX century. The author provides an analysis of N. Sergeevsky’s treatise on criminal financial sanctions in the XVII century Russia. Special attention is paid to the research works ...

• Gas infrastructure development in the countries of East Baltic as a way to increase energy security

  ... The author concludes that the countries mostly dependent on Russian gas are Lithuania and Latvia. The announced LNG terminal projects are being reviewed in detail. Their necessity is estimated from the perspective of the current and future demand for natural gas, including the terms and conditions of contracts concluded with OAO Gazprom. Different scenarios and prospects for individual LNG terminal projects and associated pipeline infrastructure are evaluated. It is shown that the inability of countries ...

• A triune community: Fichte’s family law against the background of Kant’s practical philosophy (II)

  Based on Fichte’s Foundations of Natural Right recently published in Russian for the first time, this article investigates the logic and basic statements of Fichte’s theory on family law. The second part of the study considers Fichte's theory of marriage law as compared to Kant’s ...

• The effect of railway network evolution on the Kaliningrad region’s landscape environment

  This article addresses methodology of modern landscape studies from the perspective of natural and man-made components of a territory. Railway infrastructure is not only an important system-building element of economic and settlement patterns; it also affects cultural landscapes. The study of cartographic materials and historiography made ...

• Russia’s energy policy in the Baltic region: a geoeconomic approach

  ... interest to anyone who aims to analyse the true motives behind Russian current energy policy. 1. Lachininsky, S. S. 2013, Opyt of typology of geoeconomic risks [Experience typology geo-economic risks], Geografija i prirodnye resursy [Geography and natural resources]. no. 2. 2. Lachininskii, S. S. 2012, Current trends in geoeconomic studies in Russia,Regional Research of Russia, Vol 2, Pleiades Publishing Ltd, p. 80—86, available at: http://link. springer. com/article/10.1134/S2079970512010054 ...

• On the role of landscape and geographical factors in the optimisation of regional nature management

  This article analyses earlier works, which provide the basis for addressing the problem of the optimisation of regional nature management in the conditions of the Kaliningrad region. The author reviews the current state of landscapes and their development and emphasises the significance of landscape and geographical factors for efficient and environmentally friendly development....

• Kantian Transcendentalism in Contemporary Philosophical Discussions. Report of the “Transcendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy-3” International Workshop

  The review presents the International Workshop “Transcendental Turn in Contemporary Philosophy-3: Nature (Specificities) of Transcendental Philosophy” held in Moscow on 19-22 April, 2018. The workshop was co-sponsored by the State Academic University for the Humanities, the Russian State University for the Humanities and the Foundation for the Humanities....

• The evaluation of recreation activity on the Vistula spit

  The article presents the results of the analysis of intensity, saturation and direction of recreational streams on the Vistula spit. The basic kinds of recreational occupations and their influence on the natural complexes of the Vistula spit are considered. The article also provides the analysis of natural complex conditions changing with 1999 for 2007. 1.  Волкова И.   И., Шаплыгина Т.   В. Природно-антропогенные ...

• On the Role of Gesinnung in Kant’s Ethics and Philosophy of Religion. Part I

  ... Dreams of Metaphysics. In: I. Kant, 1992. Theoretical philosophy, 1755-1770. Translated and edited by D. Walford, R. Meerbote. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 302-359. Kant, I., 1992b. Inquiry Concerning the Distinctness of the Principles of Natural Theology and Morality. In: I. Kant, 1992. Theoretical philosophy, 1755-1770. Translated and edited by D. Walford, R. Meerbote. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 243-286. Kant, I., 1998. Critique of Pure Reason. Translated and edited by ...

• Management of the pre-recycling collection and storage of household and industrial waste

  The problem of waste generation lies in that it is a major source of an-thropogenic pollution on a global scale, as well as an inevitable result of the consumer’s attitude to nature and a low coefficient of resource use. Recycling consists in the extraction of useful materials engaged in the technological pro-cesses and found in waste and their restoration for reuse. Recycling of the re-source cycle waste is required to achieve ...

• On the influence of lithogenic factors on the condition of motorways in the Smolensk region

  ... condition of motorways in the Smolensk region. The condition of local roads is considered in relation to the particle size structure of covering rocks. The authors conducted an analysis of performance characteristics of road surfaces within different natural complexes and identified certain patterns in road damage depending on the local lithogenic conditions. 1. Экструдированный пенополистирол термоплэкс. URL: www.termoplex.ru 2. Автомобильные ...

• Kant on the rights of citizens in matters of religion: The concept of religious tolerance in the German Enlightenment

  The universal public law is a section of Kant’s lectures on natural right, which he delivered in 1784. A traditional part of the then natural right compendia, it might seem strange to us today. Kant distinguished between three branches of government. However, they were not identical in the name or function to ...

• Das teleologische Prinzip der Erkenntnis im Kontext der „Kritik der praktischen Vernunft“ Kants

  Through the difference between the first and the second variants of «The Introduction» to «The Critique of Judgement», the author shows the epistemological meaning of teleological principle revealed by Kant in the cognition of nature. 1. Кант И. Первое введение в Критику способности суждения // Собр. соч.: в 6 т. М., 1966. Т. 5. С. 99—159. 2. Кант И. Критика способности суждения. М....

• On the legal nature of collateral in view of the reforms in the Russia civil legislation

  This article addresses certain issues of the legal regulation of collaterals in view of the civil law reforms. The author considers the problem of establishing the legal nature of the collateral, as well as the possibilities of using certain types of collaterals. 1. О совершенствовании Гражданского кодекса Российской Федерации : указ Президента РФ ...

• Corpus-based studies in conference interpreting

  ... for data-driven learning. Amsterdam: Benjamins. pp. 65—84. Aston, G., 2018. Acquiring the language of interpreters: A Corpus-based Approach. In: M. Russo, C. Bendazzoli, and B. Defrancq, eds. Making Way in Corpus-based Interpreting Studies. Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 83—96. Baker, M., 1993. Corpus linguistics and translation studies. Implications and applications. In: M. Baker, G. Francis and E. Tognini-Bonelli, eds. Text and Technology. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. pp. 233—250. Bendazzoli,...

• Positive Philosopher with Restless Imagination (Rev.: V. V. Vasilyev, David Hume and the Riddles of His Philosophy. Moscow: LENAND, 2020, 704 pp.)

  Carruthers, P., 2017. Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness. In: S. Schneider and M. Velmans, eds. 2017. The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness. Hoboken. N. J.: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 288-297. Home, H., 2005. Essays on Principles of Morality and Natural Religion. Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund. Hume, D., 1960. A Treatise of Human Nature. Reprinted from the original edition in 3 volumes and edited, with an Analytical Index, by L. A. Selby-Bigge. Oxford: Clarendon ...