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PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE AND MAN long since proved that the measurable continuum, within which the said models are build, consists, even in a strictly formal sense, of a countless multitude of points Thus, dialectics warns us against the absolutisation of any concepts, the dogmatisation of the level of knowledge achieved, and reveals new prospects and new tasks for research The point is not to create a certain set of logical instruments for the deductive generation of new theories, but to practice a conceptualcognitive orientation instilling confidence in the infinite possibilities of human knowledge, going from limited relative truths to a fuller and more profound knowledge The principal theoretical and practical conclusion stemming from that premise is that dialectical thinking is the all-round development of the culture of creative thinking Science began to free itself from the fetters of dogmatism, authoritarianism and monologue in the sphere of human spirit from the time of Galilei It would be wrong, however, to assume that the process of casting off these shackles has ended In both modem science and philosophy the manifestations of dogmatism and authoritarianism are still felt to this day This is why the philosophical comprehension of the changes taking place in modern natural science should become a school for a new, “dialectical”, creative thinking Philosophy as a conceptual-methodological nucleus of new thinking should answer the challenge of our time It is faced with the task of renovating itself and becoming capable of comprehending the processes and problems of the modern world as an entity, including man and society Apparently, not a single philosophical school is satisfied now with the role of its concepts in the development of science and culture, society and humankind As for us, we view very critically the state of affairs in the philosophical science In this inner discontent lies an effective stimulus for the further development and renovation of philosophical knowledge, and its growing role in the life of man, society and entire humanity In this context we attach great importance to the study of the history of philosophy and logic, science and technology, which accumulates the experience of human thinking and knowledge The development of the culture of creative thinking in accordance with the requirements of a dynamic socio-economic advancement and scientific and technical progress underlies the reform of secondary and higher education now being implemented in the USSR The restructuring of