Boris Medvedev’s scientific contributions

In the context of Hamlet's question addressing the modern civilization the Enlightenment problem in the 21st century is discussed in connection with the world's humanity spiritual crisis. The Enlightenment's moral mission is emphasized as it confronts the apocalypse of sense. The principle of education through the art language with the artistic cognition imperative, the principle of uncertainty in the cognition determining the trend towards integration of sciences of nature and humanities, the principle of cultural cognition formulating the self-restraint question, the principle of cultural memory phenomenon conservation in the Enlightenment are postulated.