Core research group
1. Prof. Dr. Ilya
Kasavin, Project Director and Principal Investigator
Correspondent member of the Russian Academy of
Science, Head of the Department for Social Epistemology, Editor in Chief of the
"Epistemology & Philosophy of Science", Institute of Philosophy
RAS (epistemology, philosophy of science, study of religion, myth and magic)
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(0495) 4255758
iliakassavine@mail.ru;
iliakassavine@rambler.ru; journal@iph.ras.ru
http://episteme.iph.ras.ru/sotrudniki.html;
http://journal.iph.ras.ru/
School
education: English high school in
Soviet
Army service (1972-1974).
Foreign
languages: English, German
Research
interests: epistemology and philosophy of science, study of
religion, history and theory of culture, philosophical anthropology, cognitive
sciences, history of science.
Curriculums: general
epistemology; social epistemology; philosophy of science; science and religion;
interdisciplinary methods in epistemology
Professional
education: Philosophical faculty of the
Doctor of Philosophy
habilitus (1990): "Tradition as sociocultural form of knowledge"
(published as "Knowledge in the world of traditions"(1990).
Professional
activity: Research, teaching and tuition at the Institute of Philosophy, Russian
Academy of Sciences (Moscow), Department of epistemology (since 1983):
research fellow, senior research fellow, research director (2001), head of research
group (1989-1992, 2003-)
Lecturer at the
Professor at the
University of the
Assistant .Professor;
Professor at the
Founder and General
Secretary of the Centre for the study of German philosophy in
Founder and
Editor-in-Chief of the “Epistemology & Philosophy of Science”
(quarterly journal of the
Founder and Head of
Department for Social Epistemology at the
Member of Scientific
Council of the
Member of Qualification
Council for epistemology, ontology, logic and philosophy of science and
technology,
Member of the Russian
Philosophical Society.
Activity
abroad: Lecturer at the Universities of Delhi and Bombay (India, 1986); Papers
and lectures at the Universities of: Sofia, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, London,
Oxford, Paris, Edinburgh, Kiel, Trier, Greifswald, Berlin, Bremen, Seoul,
Gunsan etc. (1982-2006). Papers at: World Congress of Philosophy (
The George Soros Foundation „Open
Society“ fellowship (Moscow-Oxford, 1989-1990); Research fellowship of the
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Kiel, 1992-1994); Research fellowship of the
Krupp Foundation (Eichstaett 1994); research grant of the Volkswagen Foundation
(1994-1999); Research fellowship and publishing grant of the Russian Foundation
for Fundamental Research (1997-1999, 2000); Research fellowships and publishing
grants of the Russian State Social Sciences Foundation (1997, 1998-1999,
2000-2006); research grant of the George Soros Foundation „Open Society“
(director, Moscow 2002-2003). JPSS research grant (principal investigator,
2005-2006).
Scientific award of the
Visiting Senior Member of Linacre
College (Oxford, election 1991, 1993);
Publications: over 210,
among them 9 personal monographs and 2 brochures, editor of 16 books.
Monographs:
1. Kasavin I. Epistemology captured by
anarchy.
2.
3. Kasavin I. Knowledge in the world of
traditions.
4. Kassavine I. Ansätze zu der sozialen
Erkenntnistheorie. Bremen. 1997. 92 P. (deutsch)
5.
6. Kasavin I. Traditions and
interpretations. Essays in the historical epistemology. Sankt-Peterburg, 2000. 316 P. (rus.)
7. Kasavin I. Social theory of
knowledge. A reader for the university students. Moscow 2001. 175 P. (rus.)
8. Kassavine I. Soziale Erkenntnistheorie. Migrationsmetaphern,
Wissenstypen, Textepochen. Nichtklassische Ansätze. Olms Verlag, Hildesheim
2003. 291 S. (deutsch)
9. Kasavin I.., Schavelev S. Analysis
of common sense.
Editor and Author:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Hübner K., Kassavine I.,
Porus W. (Hgs.) Scientific and non-scientific forms
of thought, 1996, 328 P. (deutsch)
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
2. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.
Vjatcheslav Stepin
Full member of the
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(095)1358779
Born 19.08.1934 in Navlya (
In 1987 he was elected to the corresponding
member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, in 1994 – to the full member of the
Prof. V. Stepin is a member of editorial boards
of the journals «Priroda», «Voprosi filosofii», «Chelovek» (Moscow), of the
«Journal for General Philosophy of Science» (Dordrecht, Boston, London), he is
the chairman of the editorial board of the series «From the history of the
Russian philosophy» which since 1988 has been publishing the works of Russian
philosophers such as N. Berdyaev, S. Frank, P. Florensky and others.
Prof. V. Stepin is the author of over 300 works
including 18 personal monographs. He is an organizer and leader of large-scale
joint research programmes with foreign universities and research centers (
Main books of V.S. Stepin published in foreign
languages:
1.
Tieteellisen
teorian muoostus.Kustannuslike Progress. Suomennos; М., 1983.
2.
Der
Ernstfall auch in Russland. Russische Philosophen diskutieren mit Gunter
Rohrmoser. Verlag Gesellschaft fur Kulturwissenschaft, Biltigheim /Baden 1997.
3.
Civilization.
Science. Culture. IFRAN – Verl., Karlsruhe-Moscow, 2002.
4.
El
saber teoretico, Varias,
5.
Theoretical
Knowledge.
3. Prof. Dr. Abdusalam
Gusejnov
Full member of the
119992
(095)9380391
Name Abdusalam
Patronymic Abdulkerimovich
Surname Gusseinov
Date of birth
Place of birth Alkadar
(
Professional
education: Philosophical
faculty of the
Professional
activity: Director of the
Head
of the Department for Ethics at the philosophical faculty of
Deputy
Director of the
Head
of the Department of Ethics of the
Visiting
professor of the
Visiting
professor of the
Lecturer
at the Department for Ethics at the philosophical faculty of
Lecturer
at the department of Philosophy for the Humanities faculties of
Research
interests:
Theory and history of ethics;
morality and religion in technological civilization; religion and science in Leo Tolstoi, Muslim studies
Fellowships, awards and honours:
Diploma of UNESCO and the medal of M. Gandhi “For the great role in development of the tolerance and
nonviolence”.
The State
Award of
Foreign
languages: English, German
Publications: over 300, among them 11 monographs
Monographs:
The Idea of the Absolute in
Morality. M.,
2004.
Ancient Ethics. M., 2003.
Philosophy, Morality, Politics.
M., 2003.
Ethics. M., 1998 (with
co-author).
Speech and Conscience. M.,
1994.
The Great Moralists. M.,
1995.
The Golden Rule of Morality.
M., 1979 (1982, 1988).
Brief History of Ethics. M.,
1987, (with co-author).
The Introduction to Ethics. M.,
1985.
The Social Nature of Morality.
M., 1974.
On Social Progress for Youth.
M., 1967.
4. Prof. Dr. Vladimir
Shokhin
Head of department for philosophy of religion,
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(095)5597989
Name
Patronimic Kirillovitch
Surname Shokhin
Date of birth
Place of birth
Home address Bolshaya
Pirogovskaya str., 53/55, fl.73,
Office address Volkhonka
str., 14,
Professional education
Ph.D.(1981):
Title of the dissertation: “Some Text-Sources Problems of Studies in History of
Ancient Samkhya” (at the
Doctor
of Philosophy habilitus (1991): the Title of dissertation: “History of Indian
Philosophy: The Initial Period” (at the
Professional activity: Institute of Philosophy of the
Soviet Academy of Sciences (later the
Fellowships:
1989 — Fellowship in
1996 — Fellowship in Germany; Grant of DAAD, Hamburg;
Visiting scholar in Institut fuer Kultur und Geschichte Indiens und Tibets
(Universitaet Hamburg) and Institut fuer Indologie (Universitaet Mainz)
Conferences and Symposiums:
participated in more than twenty conferences and
seminars, among them
1979 May 23 - 30 — the Fourth World Sanskrit
Conference of the International Association of Sanskrit studies,
1997 January 3-9 — the Tenth World Sanskrit
Conference, of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies,
2000 — 2001 December 28 - January 2— The Platinum
Jubilee of Indian Philosophical Congress Conference,
2002
2002 May 16 - 17 — The Methodology of Comparative
Studies in History of Philosophy.
2002 June 5 - 7 — Moral Philosophy in a Pluralistic
Cultural Context.
2003 January 30 - February 1 — Russian-Anglo
American Conference on Cosmology and Theology.
2004 May 24 - 28 — International Congress Dedicated to
280 Years of Kant’s Birth and 200 Years of His Demise.
Languages:
English (read, speak, write), German (read), French
(read), Sanskrit (read), Pali (read)
VIII. Teaching Experience:
1993 — 1996 Institute of the Oriental Languages (
1994 — 1995
1996 — 1998 Russian Open University (
1996 up-to-date — State University of Humanities,
faculty of philosophy, visiting lecturer: “History of Indian Philosophy”
2003 up-to-date — State University of Humanities,
faculty of philosophy, head of chair of Metaphysics and Comparative Theology
2005 up-to-date — full professor
IX. Publications
Over 150 publications on Indian philosophies, theology,
comparative philosophy, axiology, ethics. Among them books: 1)
Ancient India in Russian Culture.
Main articles.
In English: (apart from the above-mentioned papers):
The Tale of Barlaam and Ioasaphat: Problems of Text-Sources in the Study of
Medieval Russian Philosophy. // Synthesis Philosophica,
X. Editor:
The 9th Christmas Educational Conference: Theology and
Philosophy: Some Respects of Dialogue. (25. 01.2001
The 10th Christmas Educational Conference :
Philosophical Ethics and Moral Theology (29. 01.2002
XI. Affiliations:
A member of
A member of Russian Philosophical Society
5. Prof. Dr. Viktor
Petrenko
Correspondent member of the Russian Academy of
Science, Dr. of Psychology (the pupil of
A.R. Luria), faculty of psychology, Chair, Moscow State University (cognitive,
social and personality psychology, transpersonal psychology, Buddist studies)
117234
(095)4587513
Name Victor
Patronymic Fjodorovich
Surname Petrenko
Date of birth
Place of birth
Nationality (Citizenship) Russian
Private address Leningradski
av., 126 – 72,
Office
Professional education: Psychological faculty of
University
(1968-1973).
Ph.D. (1978)
Doctor of Psychology habilitus (1988)
Professional activity: Professor at the
Psychological Faculty (
Head of the
laboratory “The Psychology of communicating and psychosemantics” at the Psychological Faculty (
senior
research fellow at the department of general psychology at the
Psychological Faculty (
Assistant Professor at the department of general psychology at the Psychological
Faculty (
Research
interests
Cognitive, social and personality psychology,
transpersonal psychology, psychotechnics, Buddist studies, intercultural and
interdisciplinary studies
Fellowships,
awards and honours
Research fellowship and publishing grant of the
Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research (1994-2006); Research fellowships
and publishing grants of the Russian State Social Sciences Foundation (1995-2006);
research grant of the George Soros Foundation „Open Society“ (2000).
Foreign languages: English
Publications: over 185, among them 27
in foreign languages
Monographs:
Introduction to The Experimental Psychology:
The Study of the Representation in The Everyday Conscience. M., 1983;
Psychosemantics of Conscience. M., 1988;
Lectures on Psychosemantics. Samara, 1977;
The Fundamentals of Psychosemantics. M., 1997.
6. Prof. Dr. Vadim
Rabinovitch
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Dr. in Philosophy, director
of department at the Institute for the Studies of Culture (history of science and religion, study of esotericism,
alchemy, Cabbala)
119992
(095)2024630
Name Vadim
Patronymic Lvovich
Surname Rabinovich
Date of birth
Place of birth
Nationality (Citizenship) Russian
Private address
Office Institute
of Philisophy, Volkhonka 14,
119842
Professional education: the Mendeleyev Chemical and Technological
Institute
Professional activity: Major research associate and head of the group
“Thanatological Studies” at the Human Being Institute of the Russian Academy of
Sciences; major research fellow of the Russian Institute for Cultural Studies;
professor of philosophy of the Moscow State University; doctor of philosophy,
candidate of chemical sciences; member of the editorial board of the journal “Chelovek”
and of the “Gazeta Poeziya”; member of the Union of Russian Writers, member of
the International Pen-Club and the Russian Pen-Center.
Awards:
the Galileo Medal of the
Publications (over 300):
The main scholarly
books are: Alchemy
as a Phenomenon of Medieval Culture.
Recent works: The Avant-Garde as Endless
Beginning (To the Com-position (Co-reading) of the Russian Futurist Book). –
“Voprosy Literatury (Questions of Literature)”, January – February 1996; “The
Masks of Death that Play Life (Theme and Variations: Pasternak, Mandelstam,
Tsvetayeva). – “Voprosy Literatury”, January – February 1998; Blue Rider is
still on His way (Kandinsky’s Time in Big Time of XX c.)//”Voprosy
philosophiy”, 1999, № 6 (Joint offer author A.N. Ryleva).
The poetic collections
include: A Violin
in Every Tree.
7. Prof. Dr. Vladimir
Filatov
M.A. in Physics, Dr. of Philosophy, Chair,
119331
(095)1481249
Date of birth
Place of birth
Family status Married,
two children
Nationality (Citizenship) Russian
Private address
Office
Professional education: Physical faculty of
University
(1966-1972).
Postgraduate
studies at the
(1975-1978).
Ph.D. (1979): Title of the dissertation:
“Cultural
and Historical Backgrounds of Theoretical Thinking”
Doctor of Philosophy
habilitus (1992): the Title of dissertation: “Science in the context of ideology and
nonscientific forms of experience and knowledge”
Professional activity: Professor at the Russian State University of
Humanities, Head of the Department for modern philosophy (1992 - )
Head of the
department for epistemology and the philosophy of science in the journal
“Voprosi Filosofii” (“The Questions of Philosophy”) (1989 – 1992)
Research and teaching at
the
Research interests:
Science and religion, philosophy of science, Russian
religious philosophy, alternative science
Foreign languages: English
Publications: over 150
Monographs:
Scientific knowledge and the human world.
Modern Western Philosophy. Dictionary. M., 1991
(Second edition – 1998)
Social Science. Text-book. M., 2004
List of selected publications
On the Idea of the Alternative Science
//Aberrant Reason. Variety of Nonscientific Knowledge. M., 1990
The Images of Science in Russian Culture. //
“Voprosi filosofii”. 1990, № 5
The Lively Cosmos: Man between the Forces of the
Earth and the Heavens // “Voprosi
filosofii”, 1994, № 2.
8. Dr. Vladimir
Kolpakov
M.A. in Mathematics, Ph.D. in Philosophy,
senior research member of the
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(095)9154410
Name
Patronymic Alekseevich
Surname Kolpakov
Date of
birth 1955
Office
address Volkhonka str. 14,
Professional
education: Faculty of mechanics and
mathematics of the
Postgraduate studies at the
Senior researcher and Doctorate at the department for social epistemology
at the
Professional
activity:
Research and teaching at the
Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow), Department
of social epistemology - senior
research fellow (2003- )
Lecturer at the department of
philosophy at
Research
interests:
Logic and foundations of
mathematics; methodology of economics; science and religion
Recent
Publications:
- Can Philosophy of Science Help
Economics to Gain a New Paradigm? // International Symposium “Philosophy and
Society in the 21 Century”,
- On the modern Economic Theory
Crisis and Ways of Its Overcoming // Theses of the IV Russian Philosophical
Congress. M., 2005. P. 230-236. (in English)
On The Crisis Phenomena in The
Modern Economic Science and The Ways Out. // Theses of the IV Russian
Philosophical Congress. M., 2005. P.430-431
On The Interdisciplinary Synthesis
in The Contemporary Economic Science.// “Epistemology and Philosophy of
Science”, V.5, № 3,
2005.
9. Dr. Olga Zubets
Senior research member of the
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(095)1481446
Date of birth
Place of birth
Family status Unmarried,
one child
Nationality (Citizenship) Russian
Private adress 4-54,
Generala Ermolova str.,
Office Institute
of Philisophy, Volkhonka 14,
119842
Professional education: Philosophical faculty of
University
(1976-1981). M.A.(1981): Morality and
Time
– Problems of Methodology.
Postgraduate
studies at the Department of Ethics
(1981-1984).
Ph.D. (1984): Title of the dissertation:
“Temporal Features of Moral Life
(Value Regulation and Social-Historical Time)” (published
as
“ The Dynamics of moral life. Values and Social
Time”(1988)).
Professional activity: Research at the
Ethics
(since 1989): research fellow, senior research
Fellow.
Lecturer
at the Department of Ethics, State
Teaching at the Department of
Philosophy of the
Institute
of Retraining of the Teachers of Social
Sciences (
Lecturer
(1985-1989)
Teaching
at the Department of Social Science of
Schepkin Theatre Institute
Lecturer
(1983-1988)
Courses Introductory
Course of Ethics
Systematic
Course of Ethics
Special
course “Temporal Aspects of Moral Life”,
“The
History of Values”
Activity abroad: Papers at: World Congress of
Philosophy
(
Summer
Research
work in Eichstaett (1996).
Grants: Research
grants of The Russian Foundation of
Humanities (1999, 2002-2003): “Morality and
Violence: The Idea of Violence in The History of
European
Thought” (1999), “Aristocraticism as a Value Phenomenon”
“Changeable and permanent in the history of
moral systems” (2005-2007)
Foreign languages: English
Publications: over 50, including 1 monograph, 1 brochure, 3
edited books (anthology and collected works).
List of selected publications
Monographs:
-The Dynamics of Moral Life. Values and Social
Time.
-
Age: Features of
Moral Life.Moscow,
Znanie,1987 (brochure) (64 p.)
-
Reflections on Love (Editor).
-
Treatises on Love (Editor of the anthology).
Articles:
-
Temporal Analysis as
a Method of Epistemological Study (with Kasavin I.T.)// On the Specific of the Methods of Philosophical
Study.
-
Consumer’s Morality
and Consumption in Morality (If Consumer Consumes) // The Morality of Consumption: Roots,
Display, Criticism.
-
Social Aging:
Temporal Illusions of Morality. // Humane Values of Modern Culture.
-
Morality in The
Mirror of Love. //
Reflections on Love.
-
“Only to Love The
Music Gives the Way”
// Ethical Thought. 1990.
-
Life in Its Absurd
Demonsration //
Punished by Time. Philosophical Ideas in The Contemporary Russian Literature.
-
Fairy-Tale Revelation
of Leo Tolstoy //
L.N.Tolstoy and Traditions of Nonviolence in The XX Century.
-
Esthetical and
Ethical in Philosophy, Morality and Art. // Ethics: The New Old Problems.
-
On Aristocraticism. // Ethical Thought. Vol.2.
-
Idleness and
Laziness. //
Ethical Thought. Vol.3.
-
Profession in The
Context of The History of Values. // Ethical Thought. Vol.4.
- Borders
in the World of Values. // Ethical Thought. Vol.6.
-
On Pride. // Ethical Thought. Vol.7.
-
Prostitution. Aristocraticism. Idleness.
Unhappiness. Temporality. Love. Narrow-mindedness. “Their Morals and Ours”,
etс. // Articles for Encyclopedias and Dictionaries: Ethics (2001), New
Philosophical Encyclopedia (2000), Human Being (2000), Dictionary of Western
Philosophy.
Translations (From English into Russian):
Harre R. The Problem of Joint Action.
Rockmore T. Remarks on Knowledge, Philosophical
Anthropology and Interpretation.
Rockmore T. V.S.Styopin’s Post-nonclassical
Conception of Science and Epistemological Constructivism.
Agazzi E. The Historical Determinateness of
Science.
Lee M.-H. Beyond the Argument of Realism and
Antirealism.
Cha J.-S.
Reformated Liberalism.
Kuchuradi J. Human Rights after 55 years
of Formation of the UN.
10. Prof. Dr. N. Kuznetsova
M.A. in Geography, Dr. of Philosophy, Institute for the History of
Natural Sciences and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences (philosophy of
science, methodology of science history, religion and magic in the history of
science)
(095)1574905
10. Prof., Dr.
A. Krasnikov
(0495)4219695
Name Alexander
Patronymic Nickolaevich
Surname Krasnikov
Date of
birth
Place of
birth Phoros, The Crimea (now –
Professional
education: faculty of the
Professional
activity: Lecturer, Professor at the department for the Philosophy
and History of Religion at the philosophical faculty of
Research
interests:
Methodology and
interdisciplinarity of religious studies; method in theology; history of
religion; science and religion
Main
publications:
The
Methodology of Classical Theory of Religion. Monograph. Blagoveschensk, 2004.
Westminster
Dictionary of theological terms. (Editor and Translator) (with co-author). M.,
2004.
The
Problem of Genesis of Religion. Early Forms of Beliefs and Cult // The History
of Religion. V.I, M., 2002.
Methodology
of The Classical Phenomenology of Religion.// “Vestnik of
11. Prof. Dr. M. Shakhov
M.A. in Physics, Dr. of Philosophy,
Born 31.05. 1965 in
Address: 206-17, Kuusinena ul.,
Tel. No. (495) 943-24-90
E-mail: mchakhov@rambler.ru
Professional
education:
Shakhov graduated from the Moscow Mendeleyev
Chemical-technology Institute (1988); post-graduate course at the
His Ph.D. thesis: «Philosophical aspects of the
Old Belief in Russian culture at XVIII century» (1996); his Doctoral degree
thesis: «The Old belief's outlook: religious-philosophical bases and the
attitude to society» (2000).
The main subject in these investigations is
ontological, epistemological and historiosophical opinions of Old Believers.
Professional activity:
M. Shakhov served as a member of the staff in
the Research department of manuscripts of the Russian State Library
(1990-1997).
As a practicing theologian he was a director of
the Old Belief research centre (1990-1996).
M. Shakhov is professor (2000), the deputy
chair of Department for religious studies in the
He is member of the working group on perfection
of the legislation on a freedom of conscience of the Commission concerning
religious associations at the Government of the
Mr. Shakhov was organizer and main speaker at
the conference «Philosophical-methodological problems of religion studies» (
Awards:
His article «Religious Knowledge, Objective
Knowledge on Religion and Science» was published in the journal «The Problems
of Philosophy», No. 11, 2004, and was awarded by premium at the Contest «The
Theology, Philosophy and Science: difference in ways and unity in aims» by the
St. Andrew’s Biblical Theological Institute.
Research interests:
theoretical problems of relations between faith
and knowledge, theological and scientific knowledge of being, relationships
between the churches and the state
M. Shakhov published three monographs and about
70 articles.
Selected publications:
Religious Knowledge, Objective Knowledge on
Religion and Science // «The Questions of Philosophy», No. 11, 2004. P. 65-80.
Can «methodological atheism» be called scientific?
// Study of Religion («Religiovedenie»), No. 2, 2004. P. 136-141.
The alternative philosophical premises of
religious studies // «Philosophical-methodological problems of religion
studies» (