EDGING IMMANUIL. NEW SEARCHES

In December, 1758 the professor of philosophy of Kenigsbergsky university Kipke has died. Five persons applied For a vacant place. Among them there was also an Edging which has proposed the candidature under the insisting of its old patron - pastor Schultz who became by then the professor of divinity and the rector of university. The academic council has chosen two from five candidates - mathematics of the Beech and the Edging.

However definitively the question on vacancy was is solved not in favour of the philosopher. The paid place was received by the Beech which was more senior on age and had bolshy teaching experience. It is rather probable that the council choice was affected also by other circumstance. The certain Andrey Bolotov occupying at that time responsible position in provincial office, took a keen interest to philosophy and was the jealous supporter of the doctrine of Kruzija. The edging had a reputation obvious antikruziantsem. It is quite probable that Bolotov who had possibility to affect the decision of this point in question, has preferred to transfer philosophy chair to the mathematician indifferent to sharp world outlook problems.

Became critical for the philosopher 1762. It is considered to be that the major role in new searches of the Edging which have led further to creation of its critical philosophy, acquaintance to creativity Jean Jacque Russo has played. The French thinker became for Immanuila, by its own recognition, ' the second Newton '.

Besides Russo, the Edging named subsequently also D.Juma as the thinker who ' has helped it to clear up from a dogmatic dream '. Russo has affected on the Edging as person and the moralist, Jum has pushed him to new epistemo-logical searches, revision of metaphysical dogmas, formation of the new theory of knowledge.