V.S. Solov'ev's Ethical Minimum in the Philosophy of N.N. Alekseev
Journal: Solov’evskie issledovaniya
Year: 2025

The article focuses on the viewpoints of N.N. Alekseev (a famous figure of the Russian emigration), on the problem of the ethical minimum in the philosophy of law as an integral part of V.S. Solov'ev's doctrine. I have analyzed two approaches of Alekseev to the understanding of Solov'ev's formula of the ethical minimum: a critical reception, formed before emigration, and an in-depth interpretation, formed in the 1920s–1930s. Their differences are revealed: in the first approach Alekseev focused