METHODOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE CATEGORY OF "TENDENCY"
Stanislav Borisovich Bondarenko
Kursk State University, 33, Radishchev st., Kursk, 305000, Russia
Keywords: tendency, development, scientific methodology, description, features, indicators
Abstract
The article analyzes the category of tendency and its relation with the category of development. The reasons for the increase of scientists’ attention to the problems of identifying and describing tendencies are explained. The most popular types of tendencies in modern science are considered. When searching for an adequate definition of the category of tendency, the experience of modern natural and social sciences is summarized. The conclusion about the fundamental methodological importance of the category of tendency in scientific knowledge is substantiated.
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