July 22

Mikhail Shcherbatov (1733–1790) was a Russian philosopher, historian, and statesman. He advocated for educational reform and criticized serfdom in Imperial Russia. Shcherbatov wrote essays on governance, morality, and the history of Russia. His works reflect Enlightenment ideals and a desire for enlightened absolutism. He served in the Senate and contributed to legal and administrative reforms. Shcherbatov remains a key figure in 18th-century Russian intellectual history.

Octave Hamelin was a distinguished thinker in the French spiritualist tradition. He explored psychological dimensions of consciousness and critiqued materialist conceptions of the mind. His studies on Cartesian philosophy and empiricism influenced early 20th-century debates in metaphysics. Hamelin held a professorship at the École Normale Supérieure where he mentored future scholars. His philosophical essays remain a reference for those studying the interplay between thought and perception.

Leonid Stolovich (1929-2013) was a Russian-Estonian philosopher and academic renowned for his work in axiology, the study of values. He served as a professor at the University of Tartu, where he led research in philosophical anthropology. Stolovich authored important texts on ethics, cultural philosophy, and the interrelation of art and values. He contributed to the revival of Estonian philosophical scholarship after Soviet repression. His legacy lives on through his students and the journals he established.