Философия. Эстетика. Смех

The collection of philosophical and literary works of the 90s by Professor Leonid Stolovich, University of Tartu. Section 1. “Philosophy” contains an essay on the history of the loss, search and discovery by the author of a part of the archive of the great Kant, stored until 1895 in Tartu (“Tartu Kantiana”), as well as the discovery of the death mask of Kant. Full publication of the so-called Kant's "Tartu Manuscript" and its study. It also publishes articles on the typology of philosophical trends, the collapse of totalitarian thinking, the philosophical theory of value based on the concept of systemic pluralism. Section 2. "Aesthetics" is described with the help of many new materials about the beginning of the largest discussion in the Soviet aesthetics of the post-war years - a discussion during which the problems of the aesthetic attitude of man and the essence of art were discussed. An article is also published summarizing the author’s experience in modeling aesthetic value and art. The conclusion of this part of the collection poses the question: “Will beauty save the world?” Section 3. “Laughter” includes a number of articles and an essay: “About etafizike laughter "," Laughter against the totalitarian philosophy "," Pushkin jokes "as well as the comedy" Jewish jokes. Scenes from Jewish Life. "