Juškaitė, Irina

The author of this article considers the moral philosophy of Vladimir Solovyov in its relations with the concept of freedom, religion, and metaphysics; it criticises Solovyov.s position that moral philosophy does not depend on speculative philosophy; it exposes his critique of Kant.s attempts to prove the existence of free will and of the unconditional principle of morality. According to Solovyov, the answer to the question what should I do? depends on the understanding of being. Therefore, his moral philosophy contains many ontological categories. All his reasoning concerning moral obligations presupposes the realisation of the ideal of the genuine being. He argues that it is not necessary to solve the problem of freedom in order to develop moral philosophy. Nevertheless, in his works he presents a partial solution of the problem. Maintaining that the moral principle does not depend on the will, Solovyov clearly presupposes the existence of the transcendent source of morality. That means that his moral philosophy is built on the metaphysical principles of his philosophy of total unicity.

The article focuses on th concept of freedom as it is presented in the philosophical system of Vladimir Solovyev...