Principal Investigator

                    

Curriculum vitae

 

Name                                                                        Ilia (Ilya)

Patronymic                                                                Teodorovitsch

Surname                                                                   Kassavine (Kasavin)

Date of birth                                                              07. November 1954

Place of burgh                                                            Moscow, Russia

Family status                                                             married

Nationality (citizenship)                                           Russian

Private address                                       Litovski bul., 34-231, Moscow 117588, Russia

Office                         Institute of Philosophy, Volkhonka 14, Moscow 119842, Russia

 

School education: English high school in Moscow (1962-1972)

Army service (1992-1994)

Professional education: Philosophical faculty of the Moscow State University (1975-1980). M.A.(1980): Philosophical systems of Berkley and Fichte: A comparative study. Postgraduate studies at the department for the history of philosophy (1980-1983). Ph.D.(1983): Title of the dissertation: "Foundation of Paul Feyerabends philosophy of science" (published as "Epistemology captures by anarchy" (1987).

Doctor of Philosophy habilitus (1990): the Title of dissertation: "Tradition as sociocul­tural form of knowledge" (published as "Knowledge in the world of traditions"(1990).

Professional activity: Research and teaching 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 Moscow University, Department for the philosophy of science (1989-1992).

General secretary of the Centre for the study of German philosophy in Moscow (since 1993).

Ass.Professor at the Russian Centre of Education in the Social Sciences and Humanities (1997-1999).

Professor at the University of the Russian Academy of Education (since 1999), Head of the department for epistemology and history of philosophy (since 2001).

Editor-in-Chief of the “Epistemology & Philosophy of Science” (journal of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2003)

 

Activity abroad: Lecturer at the Universities of Delhi and Bombay (India, 1986); Papers and lectures at the Universities of: Sofia, Budapest, Prague, Warschaw, London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Kiel, Trier, Greifswald, Berlin, Bremen etc. (1982-1999); Papers at: World Congress of Philosophy (Brighton, 1988); International School of Philosophy (Sofia, 1988); Summer School for Philosophy and Sociology of Science (Dubrovnik, 1990); International Congress for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (Uppsala, 1991); Research work in Oxford and Edinburgh (1991, 1993), in Kiel and Eichstaett (1992-1996), co-manager of the joint research project of the Volkswagen Foundation (Kiel-Moscow, 1994-1998).

 

Fellowships, awards and honours

Scientific award of the Russian Academy of Sciences for young scholars (1987); The George Soros Foundation „Open Society“ fellowship (Moscow-Oxford, 1989-1990); Visiting Senior Member of Linacre (Oxford, 1991, 1993); 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 (1994-1998); 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, 2000-2001); the grant of the George Soros Foundation „Open Society“ (director, Moscow 2001). Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (election 2003).

 

Foreign languages: English, German

 

Publications: over 200, among them 9 monographs and 2 brochures, editor and author of 18 collective volumes.

Monographs:

1.      Kassavine I. Epistemology captured by anarchy. Moscow. 1987. 204 P. (rus.)

2.      Kassavine I., Soculer S. Rationality in knowledge and practice. Moscow. 1989. 197 P. (rus.)

3.      Kassavine I. Knowledge in the world of traditions. Moscow, 1990. 206 P. (rus.)

4.      Kassavine I. Ansätze zu der sozialen Erkenntnistheorie. Bremen. 1997. 92 P. (deutsch)

5.      Kassavine I. Migration. Creativity. Text. Problems of the non-classical theory of knowledge. Sankt-Peterburg, 1999. 407 P. (rus.)

6.      Kassavine I. Traditions and interpretations. Essays in the historical epistemology. Sankt-Peterburg, 2000. 316 P. (rus.)

7.      Kassavine 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.      Kassavine I., Schavelev S. Analysis of Alltaeglichkeit. Moscow, 2004.  431 P

 

List of selected publications

 

1.    Epistemology captured by anarchy. Moscow. 1987. 204 P. (Rus.)

2.    George Berkeley as a critic of science and methodology // International Congress for logic, methodology and philosophy of science. Moscow, 1987 (Eng.)

3.    Rationality in knowledge and practice. Moscow. 1989. 197 P. (with co-author, Rus.)

4.    Knowledge in the world of traditions. Moscow, 1990. 205 P. (Rus.)

5.    On the subject matter of the social theory of knowledge // 9th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of science, Uppsala, 1991 (Eng.).

6.    In the former Soviet Union. Studies in social epistemology // Social Epistemology, 1993, N 2 (Eng.).

7.    Zur deskriptiven Auffassung der Wahrheit // Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Philosophie, 1994, Nr.3 (deutsch).

8.    Oxford-1990: a case-study of the British philosophers // Zeitschrift für allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie, 1995, Nr.3 (Eng.).

9.    Berkeley revised: A new metaphysics for the social epistemology // Epistemologia, 1996, N 3 (Eng.).

10.Zum Begriff "Grenzerfahrung" // Wissenschaftliche und außerwissenschaftli­che Denkformen, Moskau. 1996 (deutsch).

11.Zur geistigen Situation in Europas Osten. Diskussion mit Ilia Kassavine und Wlodzimierz Borodziej. Frankfurt, 1996. 76 S. (deutsch)

12.Ansätze zu der sozialen Erkenntnistheorie. Bremen. 1997. 92 P. (deutsch)

13.Migration. Creativity. Text. Problems of the non-classical theory of knowledge. Sankt-Peterburg, 1999. 407 P. (Rus.)

14.Russische Philosophie heute. Bremen, 1999. 25 S. (deutsch)

15.Traditions and interpretations. Essays in the historical epistemology. Sankt-Peterburg, 2000, 316 P.(Rus.).

16.The Cross-roads-man: Knowledge as Allegory // The Philosophical Faculty. Nr 1. Moscow, 2000, 150-156 P. (Rus.)

17. Die Situation der Philosophie in Russland // Information Philosophie, 2002, № 1 (deutsch)

18. Alltäglichkeit: Diesseits ansässiger Erfahrung // The Scientific Community in Russia and European Integration. Symposium der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung. М., 2002 (deutsch)

19. How to construct the values of a new civilization // Papers of the International Symposium “Philosophy and Society in the 21st Century”. Seoul-Gunsan, 2004 (Eng.)

20. Problem and context. On the nature of philosophical discourse // Voprosi filosofii, М., 2004, № 12 (Rus.)

21. World of science and Lebenswelt // Soziema,   № 10, 2004 (Rus.)

22. Analysis of Alltaeglichkeit. Moscow, 2004.  431 P. (Rus.)

 

 

Editor and Author:

 

1.      Kassavine I. (Ed.) Non-scientifical knowledge. Moscow, 1987. 120 P. (Rus.)

2.      Kassavine I. (Ed.) Cognitive tradition. Moscow, 1989. 146 P. (Rus.)

3.      Kassavine I. (Ed.) Erring reason. Studies in the non-scientific forms of cognition. Moscow, 1990. 464 P. (Rus.)

4.      Kassavine I., Lektorsky W. (Eds.) Activity. Theories, methodology, problems. Moscow, 1990. 366 P. (Rus.), also English edition (1992, U.S.A.)

5.      Kassavine I. (Ed.) Magical crystal. Magic viewed by the scientists and shamans. An Anthology. Moscow, 1992. 526 P. (Rus.)

6.      Kassavine I. (Ed.) By the Time Punished. Philosophical ideas in the contemporary Russian literature. Moscow, 1992, 257 P. (Rus.)

7.      Kassavine I., Lektorsky W. (Eds.) Knowledge in the social context. Moscow, 1994. 176 P. (Rus.)

8.      Hübner K., Kassavine I., Porus W. (Hgs.) Scientific and non-scientific forms of thought, 1996, 328 P. (deutsch)

9.      Kassavine I. (Ed.) Knowledge beyond Science. An anthology. Vol. I. Moscow, 1996, 448 P. (Rus.)

10.  Kassavine I., Porus V. (Eds.) Religion. Magic. Myth. Contemporary philosophical studies. Moscow, 1997, 292 P. (Rus.)

11.  Kassavine I., Porus V. (Eds.) Philosophy of Science. Nr.5. The Annual. Moscow, 1999. 282 P. (Rus.)

12.  Kassavine I. (Ed.) Knowledge beyond Science. An anthology. Vol. II. Moscow, 1999, 724 P. (Rus.)

13.  Kassavine I., Porus V. (Eds.) Reason and Existence. Moscow, 1999. 401 P. (Rus.)

14.  Kassavine I. (Ed.) Uranus and Crones. Chronotopos of the Human World. Moscow, 2001. 359 P. (Rus.)

15.  Kassavine I. (Ed.) Agent. Cognition. Activity. A jubilee volume for V. Lektorsky. M., 2002. 718 P.

16.  Kassavine I. (Ed.) Human Being. Science. Civilization. A jubilee volume for V. Stepin. M., 2004. 815 P.

17.  Kassavine I. (Ed.) Epistemology & Philosophy of Science, 2004, V. I, № 1 (Rus.)

18.  Kassavine I. (Ed.) Epistemology & Philosophy of Science, 2004, V. II, № 2 (Rus.).

 

 

Translations (from English and German into Russian)

 

1.      Whitehead A.N. Philosophical works. Moscow, 1990, 717 P. (Rus., with co-authors)

2.      Hübner K. Kritik der wissenschaftlichen Vernunft. Moscow, 1995. 326 P. (Rus.)

3.      Hübner K. Die Wahrheit des Mythos. Moscow, 1996. 448 P. (Rus., with co-authors).

4.      Sandkühler H.J. Wirklichkeit des Wissens. Geschichtliche Einführung in die Epistemologie und Theorie der Erkenntnis. Moscow, 1996, 432 (Rus., with co-authors).

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