Kant’s Studies in Ukrainian Philosophy of Soviet Period

Abstract

This writing is devoted to the brief review of Immanuel Kant's philosophy studies and receptions of his philosophical concepts within the Ukrainian philosophy of Soviet period. Such attempt is actually pertinent because nowadays we definitely need to reconsider the soviet philosophical heritage for better understanding the real value of any philosophical conclusions and worldview-concerning statements which were made in the times of soviet ideology hegemony. Additionally, mentioned reconsidering is presently urgent because Ukrainian intellectual culture is now looking for its identity and is trying to identify the stillremaining ideological totalitarian elements which spoil the originality and objectiveness of its products. The present review attempts to identify which totalitarian intentions and prejudices were used to interpret and evaluate the Immanuel Kant's heritage in the texts written by several selected Ukrainian philosophers of the Soviet period. Nevertheless, it's obvious that absolutely impossible to avoid talking about Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's philosophical position interpretation by the same authors. Kant's and Hegel's soviet-Ukrainian interpretations were often connected, because there was a general trend of soviet Marxist history of philosophy to interpret Kant as the "worse" version of Hegel. To fulfill the general image of Kant's philosophy interpretation in Ukrainian philosophy and its future perspectives, this paper also delivers some common information about the whole historical path of Kant's interpretations and receptions.

War and Peace in Kant’s and Hegel’s Consideration

“…The difference in research positions does not allow reducing or "sublating" (Hegelian term) the theoretical achievements of one thinker by the positions and achievements of another, as it has been deliberately done, for example, in Soviet Marxism. (More detailed information about Soviet Marxist interpretations of Kant's and Hegel's philosophical heritage can be found in the recent article by Sergii Rudenko [Tytarenko & Rudenko, 2018]). Though, Kant and Hegel are the representatives of a single philosophical tradition (German Classical Philosophy) they still remain original and self-sufficient thinkers, whose theoretical positions may complement one another and form a complete image of the corresponding philosophical discourse.…”

Non-Classical Approach to a History of Philosophy: Modern Status and Research Prospects

“…More detailed information on the contribution of the aforementioned historians of philosophy could be found in the recent article by Sergii Rudenko. [Rudenko & Tytarenko, 2018] Such a tendency to magnify the linear and rational models of the history of philosophy is not only typical for post-Soviet research traditions. The similar recommendations were given by some American philosophers.…”

Hermeneutics as the Methodology of Interpretation of Languages and Texts of Extraterrestrial Intelligence

“…By fragments of texts, for example, we can recover the feature transformations of the basic meanings of Greek Paideia in the educational theories in the Middle Ages [Bazaluk, 2018]. Hermeneutic methods allow, for example, "to reconsider the soviet philosophical heritage for better understanding the real value of any philosophical conclusions and worldview-concerning statements which were made in the times of soviet ideology hegemony" [Tytarenko & Rudenko, 2018]. On the scale of a terrestrial civilization, hermeneutics methods are irreplaceable.…”