Ogurtsov, A. P., Nilogov, A. S. The Ethos of the Philosophy of Science (Conversation of A. Nilogov with A. Ogurtsov Within the Framework of the Project ‘Who Makes Philosophy in Russia Today’)

Abstract: The conversation with A. Ogurtsov was written down as a part of the editorial project ‘Who makes philosophy in Russia today’ and devoted to the modern trends in Russian philosophy. The conversation touched upon works written by A. Ogurtsov, S. Neretina and other philosophers who all discussed the topic of the influence of philosophy on the ruling elites. A. Ogurtsov maintained the original position of the ethos of such a discipline as the philosophy of science. According to A. Ogurtsov, one of the grandiose goals when studying the history of philosophy is to understand this or that cultural environment — agorian, patronage, university or academic environment where researchers do not teach but focus solely on their research work. The interlocutors use the historical analysis methods allowing to define particular tendencies in understanding the philosophy and methodology of science. They also apply the hermeneutic approach allowing to interpret the modern situation in Russian philosophy. This is the last interview recorded right before A. Ogurstov’s death. In this conversation A. Ogurtsov outlined methodological concepts of the future science and explained the difference between ‘philosophy’ and ‘philosophical studies’. A. Ogurtsov insisted that the history of philosophy were not only about archives but involved creation of new categories in the process of solving the issues of theoretical philosophy.

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