The article analyzes criticism from Russian theists of the spiritual academies on I. Kant's moral teaching. Orthodox authors questioned Kant's separation of the sphere of ethics from empirical reality, believing that although ethics are based on super-empirical principles, its foundations and content are still revealed in experience. Russian theist philosophers pointed to Kant's inconsistencies and his inability to substantiate the claim that the fundamental basis of morality lies within man himself. They argued that recognizing a person's “self-sufficient” nature will inevitably lead to ethical nihilism, and emphasize the supernatural origins of the phenomenon of the ethical.
Key words: moral philosophy of I. Kant, spiritual and academic philosophy, foundations of ethics, “religion of mind”, justification of morality, moral formalism
DOI: 10.22250/20728662_2024_1_112
About the authors
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Sergey V. Pishun – Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies of the School of Arts and Humanities of the Far Eastern Federal University; build. 10, FEFU, the village of Ajax, Vladivostok, 690922, Russia; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Zhu Jiawu – Jimei University, Teacher Training School; 185 Yinjiang St., Jimei District, Xiamen, prov. Fujian, 361021, China; аThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |