The paradigm of positive science vs ideology

Abstract

In the article, the transformation of classic rationality is examined in the direction of positive science diversification and other forms of mastering the world, such as ideology and metaphysics. The special attention is paid to the research of opposition between positive science and ideology. Ideology is examined as the spiritually-practical phenomenon that goes beyond the limit of the classic rationality canons. The new stage in development of positive science comes with appearance of studies about values. The model of valued-rational action gives positive science an opportunity to investigate mass political actions, without using the category of "ideology". Development of conceptual ideology model within the framework of methodological paradigm of positivism could be examined as the changes in the regularly recommencing attempts to clean positive knowledge from metaphysical, ideological and valued influences, saving its objective content.