Osipenko, S. V. Legal aspects of M. M. Speransky’s philosophical legacy

Abstract: the article summarizes the main stages of M. M. Speransky’s philosophical teaching. When analyzing his social, political and legal projects, it appears evident that he was interested in philosophy as the tool for building a theoretical ground for a political program in the first place. Based on philosophy, the author tried to settle the conception of a legal state based on reasonable and just beginnings. Original and contradictory views of M. M. Speransky is caused, first of all, on difficult processes of the social and political crisis, ideological and political crisis and ideological and theoretical opposition.

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