N.A. Berdyaev’s “struggle” with I. Kant over irresponsible freedom and self-justification by philosophy

The relevance of the study relates to the 300th anniversary of I. Kant and the 150th anniversary of N.A. Berdyaev. The novelty of the study lies in the substantiation of the thesis that Berdyaev’s “struggle” with Kant is the main motive and core of his philosophical thought. A comparative analysis of Berdyaev’s philosophising is carried out, in the course of which similarities and differences of his ideas with those of other philosophers are established. Berdyaev’s new religious consciousness includes the idea of the Eternal Covenant based on freedom and the idea of free theurgy of Vl. Solovyov; the idea of paradoxical ethics of S. Kirkegaard; references to anarchism and M. Stirner’s construction of philosophy; Berdyaev’s worldview is compared to N.V. Stavrogin, who lived through the experience of evil. It is concluded that Berdyaev wins the struggle with Kant’s understanding of the ethics of duty with success for himself and his work.