METHODOLOGICAL NOTES ON METAPHILOSOPHY AS A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCIPLINE

The paper deals with the explanation of the subject of metaphilosophy as a philosophical science. The main themes and problems of metaphilosophy are formulated, and its interrelation with other philosophical subjects and fields of research is clarified. The author proposes some methodological principles that are essential in dealing with such an important problem of metaphilosophy as the relationship between a philosophical doctrine and the life of the thinker who created it. This problem is examined through the life and philosophical doctrine of G. Skovoroda. The paper also identifies certain types (dimensions) of determination of the genesis of philosophical thought, and classifies particular cases associated with different degrees of relevance to the problem of “philosophical doctrine and the life of the philosopher”.