Specificity of the reflexion topos in the context of transcendental and existential models of consideration

The paper is focused on the examination of the topological problematics of the reflexion phenomenon in the context of understanding the transcendental and existential models of its consideration. Some features of the reflexion topos are highlighted based on the historical-philosophical and hermeneutic analysis. It is shown that in the development of the classical tradition of understanding reflection, the ideas of metaphysics as a special sphere of knowledge of the absolute are born, which determines the primacy of reflection in relation to sensory cognition. The reflexion topos is located in the sphere of the subject's speculation. In the tradition of forming ideas about transcendental reflection, the idea of the significance of the transcendental Other comes to the fore, moving the reflection topos beyond the limits of consciousness. The property of “mirroring” and transcendentality emphasizes the dualistic nature of reflection, the actualization of the spiritual and rational principles in the subject’s reflective experience. The intersubjective character of the reflexion topos in I. Kant’s philosophical ideas is outlined. Based on the philosophical views of M. Bakhtin, the specifics of the topos of the existential model of reflexion are revealed, where the Other is a multivalued subject for whom the reflexive-communicative act is an existential event. The existential reflexion topos is not initially set, is mobile, unstable, and is conditioned by the intensity of value interaction between personal principles. In conclusion, a vector for a deeper understanding of the topological problems of reflection in the context of existential consideration is given.