Original 18th century Philosophy Manuscript in Latin and Russian ZAVYALOV, Mikhail Yakovlevich,

18th Century Philosophy Manuscript in Latin and Russian by Mikhail ZavyalovZAVYALOV, Mikhail Yakovlevich, Original Manuscript in Latin and Russian, S. l. n. D. TP + 1 - 57 + 11 unnumbered blank leaves + 81 - [350] + 1 blank leaf. Octavo. First/Only Edition.Mikhail Yakovlevich Zavyalov (1754- ?) - Russian writer, poet, and translator during the time of Empress Catherine II. He was born in the family of a deacon. In 1769 he entered the Kashinsky Theological School, from where he was transferred to the Tver Theological Seminary, and worked as a teacher for a year and a half. From 1777 he studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow University. At the same time he completed his spiritual education at the Slavic-Greco-Latin Academy. From 1783 to 1785 he was a teacher of poetics there. In 1784, having moved to St. Petersburg, he entered the civil service - served in the office of G. A. Potemkin. A. Potemkin. Mikhail Zavyalov translated the books "Christian, Warrior of Christ" by Erasmus of Rotterdam (M., 1783, from Latin) and "Natural Theology" by V. Dergam (M., 1784, 1811 and 1820, from French).The volume, filled with manuscripts, contains more than 20 works by Mikhail Zavialov. Some of them are course notes on sections of philosophy. The others are essays on specific issues that were evaluated by professors of the Philosophy Department. Essay topics and titles include: "Introduction to Practical Philosophy"; "What is the concept of judgment?"; "What is the best proof, direct or contrary?"; "If everything in the world is closely connected, are miracles possible?"; "Reflection on Life, Death, and Immortality"; "Is it consistent with reason to love one's enemies?"; "A pure concept of God is necessary for morality"; "Why did the people of Athens not accept Socrates and condemn him to death?"A very rare example of educational essays by a student of the first Russian university of the time of Empress Catherine the Great, rarely if ever found for sale, not found in libraries or collections.CONDITION: Good+ in contemporary, 18th c. binding quarter leather with marbled boards. Minor spine lean. Some moderate wear to covers, and small bit of loss to head of backstrip. Spine with some light leather cracking. Some pages with a hint of moisture remnants, but mostly clean, clear handwritten text in Latin and Russian.