Russian Government Investigating Institute of Philosophy

Russian Philosopher Svetlana Mesyats is under house arrest and the offices and homes of several other employees of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences were searched, according to social media postings from a pro-Russian government account and other media sources. Meduza reports: 10 researchers were taken to the Investigative Committee of Russia and interrogated until late in the evening. The outlet noted that the whereabouts of several employees had remained unknown for four days, with no contact from them. Following the searches, one institute employee was detained: Svetlana Mesyats, listed on the institute’s website as a candidate of sciences and head of the project to prepare a new complete edition of Aristotle’s works. The reason for the actions against the Institute of Philosophy is unclear. The accusation appears to be that the Institute mishandled grant funds intended for translations of Aristotle. Yet others have suggested that the actions are…