Erikh Soloviev: An Attempt of a Philosophical Portrait (An Exercise in Communicative Sociology of Knowledge)

Erikh Soloviev, is one of the most distinguished representatives of the older generation of contemporary Russian philosophers. This article is an attempt to offer a survey of his philosophical ideas from the point of view of the communicative sociology of knowledge. The communicative form of sociology of knowledge is concerned with study of a variety of influences that specific persons and social groups have on the development of philosophical and cultural spheres of societal life.The author considers such areas of Soloviev's research as the Western existentialist philosophy and literature; investigation into intellectual life and social ideas of Martin Luther; and Kant study, with a special emphasis on his philosophy of law and morality, which Soloviev puts in the context of contemporary discussions in the relevant fields.