“Monstrous Kant”: Reception of the Foundations of Kant’s Transcendental Philosophy in the Concept of Ya.E. Golosovker

The proposed research examines one of the less known receptions of Kantian thought in Russian philosophy: the ideas about the figure of “monstrous Kant” in the works of Ya.E. Golosovker. The relevance of this study is linked not only to the lack of accessibility and poor research of the latter’s legacy, but also to the originality of his interpretation of Kant’s philosophy and its concordance with the general understanding of Kant’s foundations in Russian thought. The goal is to fill a gap in studies of Kantology devoted to Russian receptions of Kant’s philosophy, while explaining some aspects of how appropriate it is to interpret the image of Kant as proposed by Ya.E. Golosovker. The proposed image reflects those features and aspects of Kantian philosophy that are most essential for Russian religious philosophers. The image of Kant as a “caricature philosopher” differs fundamentally from the true Kant, and has important methodological significance in understanding the connection between epistemology and ethics in Russian philosophy.