PHILOSOPHICAL ESSENCE OF INHERITANCE

Abstract

The study of the principle of succession in science is important for a deep understanding of the history of science, the laws of development from a socio-philosophical and methodological point of view. This principle expresses the mechanism of transmission of scientific traditions and values from generation to generation as the basic law of development of scientific knowledge. In scientific continuity, stability, continuity, and discontinuity are dialectically intertwined. The departure of science from dialectical laws does not mean that mechanical, old ideas are simply transferred to a new stage, or that theories and methods of research are obtained in an uncreative way.

Science is a field of continuous creativity that reflects the interaction and struggle of traditions as a special form of activity, knowledge system and social institution. Traditions not only ensure the transmission of scientific experience through scientific activity, but also significantly influence the definition of its content as the basis for the formation of something new in science. There are good reasons why succession is an important criterion for justifying and proving scientific knowledge. Because, thanks to traditions, they try to protect the scientific criteria, norms and values that ensure the status of science in the system of society.