Projects

Team projects

• The Phenomenon of Moral Universality. – Russian Science Foundation, 2018–2020.
• Early Modern Moral Philosophy: Its Core Features, Main Ideas, and Tendencies. – Russian Foundation for Basic Research, 2018–2020.
• Moral Normativity: Sources, Nature, Forms of Representation. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2014–2016.
• John Stuart Mill's Ethical Utilitarianism. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2008–2009.
• Public Morality: Research Methods, Normative-ethical, and Applied-ethical Issues. Russian Belorussian Research Project. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2006–2007.
• The Advancement of University Education in Ethics. International Project. – HESP, OSI – Soros Foundation, 2004–2007.

Individual projects

• Genesis of Morality in Archaic Society (Homer Study). – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2010–2012.

• The Idea of Common Sense and Its Conceptional Associations in Moral Philosophy (A Study in the History of Ideas). – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2014–2016.
• The Formation of the Concept of Morality in the British Moral Philosophy of Modern Times. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2010–2012.

• The Idea of the Autonomy of the Moral Subject as the Basis of Moral Philosophy. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2012–2014.

• Protestant Influences in Russian and Ukrainian-Belarussian Orthodox Thought (the First Half of the 16th Century): Feofan Prokopovich’s Catechetical Works. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2012–2014.

• The Role of Shame in Moral Experience: the History of the Problem and Contemporary Solutions to it. – Russian Foundation for Basic Research, 2016–2018.
• The Prohibition on the Use of Force: Moral Status and Practical Concretizations.  – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2012–2013.
• The Principle of the Protection of the Interests of Future Generations in Environmental Ethics (Theoretical Justification, Normative Content and Practical Realization). – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2012–2013.
• Justice in the Environmental Decision-making: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Contexts (group project, director). – President of Russian Federation, 2010–2011.
• Typology of Justice: Historical and Theoretical Aspects. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2009–2010.

Individual research projects of past years

Ruben G. Apressyan

• Philosophy of Love: Postclassical Transformations, – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2004–2006.
• Value-Imperative Dynamics of Morality, – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2001–2002.
• The Efficacy of Philanthropy: Ethical and Pragmatic Criteria, – RSS CEU (Soros Foundation), 1996–1997.

• Theoretical Foundations and Normative Contents of Modern Virtue Ethics, – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2005.
• Intellectualism and Ethics, – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2002–2003.

• Stoic Ethics as object of philosophical reflection. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2004–2005.

• Russia of the era of change. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2010–2011. 

• Sources and evolution of the Russian catechetical tradition: the case of Simeon Polotsky and Feofan Prokopovich. – Gerda Henkel Stiftung, 2007.
• Social disciplining in Polish and Ukrainian rural communities, the 17th – 18th C. Comparative approach. – American Council of Learned Societies, 2002–2003.
• School as an institute of indoctrination: Ukrainian pedagogical practice of the 17th C. – European University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 2001–2002.

• Quasi-Objectivity of Moral Values . – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2004–2005.
• Cognitivism As a Paradigm of the Mental Philosophy and the Humanities. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2000–2001.
• Meta-ethics: Principle Concepts and Approaches. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 1997–1998.
• The Nature of Moral Absolutes. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 1994–1995.

• The Concept of Lesser Evil: Content, Criteria, and Conditions of Application. – Grant of the President of Russian Federation, 2008–2009.
• Universal and Particular Content of Morality (the problem of Special Obligations). – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2007–2008.
• The Problem of Deployment of  Nonrenewable Resources in the Light of a Theory of Justice . – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2007–2008.
• The Project of Pluralization of Success (the Normative Analysis of the Social Strategy. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2006.
• Morality of Individual Perfection and Social Morality in the Context of History of Philosophy (individual project). – President of Russian Federation, 2005–2006.
• Ethnocultural Justice: Ethical Issues of the Politics of Recognition. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2005–2006.
• Moral Neutrality of Public Sphere as a Problem of Social Ethics. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2005.
• The Idea of Collective Moral Responsibility. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2004.
• Metanormative Foundations of Social Ethics. – Russian Ministry of Education, 2002–2004.
• Social Justice: Normative Content and Historical Development of the Concept. – Russian Foundation for Humanities, 2001–2003.