„Big Bangul” kantian de la „Sf. Sava” – moment de început al filosofiei românești moderne
The Kantian “Big Bang” at “Sf. Sava” – starting moment of the modern Romanian philosophy

Summary/Abstract: The study's author supports the idea – also promoted by Mircea Vulcănescu – that nearly all the philosophy professors at Sf. Sava, who formed the foundational nucleus for education and philosophy in the Romanian language (notably the founder Gheorghe Lazăr and his followers Eufrosin Poteca, August Treboniu Laurian, and Ion Zalomit), exhibited a strong interest in and admiration for Kant's philosophy, particularly his ethics. They found in Kant’s ethical ideas many useful principles for achieving their ideals of political, national, cultural, and social emancipation. Most of them embraced Kantian ethics, as they apparently disliked the speculative aspects of critical philosophy, which was widely discussed and often contested. Instead, they preferred Kant's moral philosophy for its sense of certainty, seeing it as better suited for educating the youth of the Principalities. They believed, and firmly advocated, that the country needed individuals of upright character more than scientists – a sentiment that remains relevant to this day.

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