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Overview
Prof. Vladimir Kantor is a tenured professor at HSE University specializing in Russian and European intellectual dialogue, with particular focus on aesthetics and intellectual history. He directs the International Laboratory for the Study of Russian and European Intellectual Dialogue, an institutional research unit dedicated to comparative analysis of philosophical and cultural traditions across Russia and Europe. His work addresses the intersection of aesthetic theory, intellectual history, and cross-cultural philosophical exchange.
Services and expertise
Prof. Kantor's primary areas of expertise centre on aesthetics and the comparative study of Russian and European intellectual traditions. As head of the International Laboratory at HSE University, he conducts and supervises research examining philosophical dialogue between Russian and European thought systems. His academic work encompasses the history of aesthetic theory and its development across different cultural and intellectual contexts. He engages in collaborative research with international scholars on comparative philosophy, bringing together perspectives from multiple European and Russian academic traditions. His research output includes extensive publications on aesthetics and intellectual history, contributing to scholarly understanding of cross-cultural philosophical exchange.
Notable work
Prof. Kantor has supervised numerous PhD dissertations in aesthetics, contributing to the training of scholars in this field. He has collaborated with international scholars on comparative studies examining Russian and European philosophical traditions, facilitating research partnerships that bridge academic communities across different regions.
Team and background
Prof. Kantor holds a Doctor of Sciences degree in Aesthetics from the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has been affiliated with HSE University since 2003, where he holds a tenured position at the Faculty of Humanities within the School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies. He currently serves as head of the International Laboratory for the Study of Russian and European Intellectual Dialogue at the institution.
| Name | Prof. Vladimir Kantor |
| Website | hse.ru/en/org/persons/66436 |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Specialty | Academic & Research |
| Focus | Russian and European intellectual dialogue |
| Size | Individual |
| Languages | Russian, English |
| [email protected] | |
| Phone | +7 (495) 772-95-90 |
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Reviewed by Claudia Weber on May 31, 2026. Primary source: hse.ru. For corrections or removal requests, contact [email protected].
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