The rationality beyond science and its place in the system of culture.

Abstract

Rationality and its types have been in the centre of attention of philosophical community for several decades, they are constantly an object of philosophical analysis and an object of philosophizing. The variety of approaches and aspects of their studying is continually growing. However, the constructive critical study of rationality as a reflectively realized difficulty of the mind’s own being has remained an unsolved task. In the present conditions scientific rationality is still being considered by many contemporary philosophers and scientists as one of the most remarkable and important factors causing the main problems of survival of the whole mankind because of the all-round development of science and technology. The fact that the only one possible rationality is not necessary to exist, and that different types of rationality can co-exist in the system of culture is gradually being realized.