Shestov, born into a Ukrainian-Jewish family in Kiev, had launched an attack on rationalism and systematization in philosophy as early as 1905 in his book of aphorisms All Things Are Possible.
Shestov lahir kepada keluarga Yahudi Ukraina di Kiev, dan pada 1905 menyerang rasionalisme dan sistematisasi filsafat dalam buku aforismanya, Semuanya Mungkin.