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Biography:
Born in 1976 in Moscow, USSR.
1993 - highschool diploma
1993-1997 - attended Catholic seminary in Poland
1997-2000 - BA in theology from Gregorian University in Rome
2000-2002 - pastoral training programs in Chicago and WV, USA
2002-2004 - MA in theology from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago
2004-2005 - MA in philosophy from Boston University
2005-2007 - taught philosophy in seminary in Zambia
2007-2009 - Japanese studies at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan
2009-2013 - Licentiate and PhD in philosophy from Gregorian University in Rome
2013-2020 - taught philosophy at St. John's Institute of Theology and Philosophy in St.-Petersburg, Russia
2015 - various pastoral appointments in Russia
Current research areas:
My current work is on Wittgenstein’s later metaphilosophy. My latest article shows that St. Anselm’s argument is epistemological in nature. It proves that our knowledge and understanding of God depend on pre-linguistic divine illumination through his notion of existence in the mind alone, which presupposes the impossible theory of language known as ‘mentalism’ (meaning is in the mind).
Recent publications:
Understanding Wittgenstein's positive philosophy through language‐games: Giving philosophy peace. Philosophical Investigations 46 (3): 376-394. 2023.
Wittgenstein’s Case for the Fool: Existence in the Mind Is a Mentalist Assumption in Anselm’s Epistemological Argument in Proslogion, 2. Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy. forthcoming.
Forthcoming research:
I am presently working on three projects. (1) Merging weak emergence, connectionism, and animalism in solving the problem of too many thinkers for simple-view animalism. (2) Arguing that the materialist (animalist) approach to bodily resurrection is not only non-contradictory but goes in harmony with the New Testament theological anthropology. (3) I prove that a materialist philosophy can support the Christian dogma of the Incarnation and accommodate its basic conciliar definitions.
Other activities:
A Roman-Catholic priest (since 2004) in the Archdiocese of Moscow (since 2015).