Увидеть за сложностью природы ритмы, симметрии, инварианты…

Вопросы философии. 2025. № 7. С. 37–45.

Paramonov A. A.

The article is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Elena Arkadyevna

Mamchur, one of the leading Russian philosophers and methodologists of science,

whose works have already become recognized classics of the Russian

philosophy of science. The author draws attention to the wide spectrum

of E.A. Mamchur’s research, covering the processes of formation and development

of scientific knowledge from scientific concepts of antiquity to modern

theories of gravity and quantum mechanics. Her interests primarily focus

on methodological principles, factors of the development of scientific knowledge,

issues of continuity in scientific research, and issues of the relationship between

science and culture. The article provides a brief biography of Elena

Arkadyevna, presents the main publications, and summarizes the most important

results of her research, such as the explication of the principle of simplicity, its

connection with the concepts of invariance and informativeness (1975, 1989),

the formulation of the principle of “maximum inheritance” (1984), and the mutual

influence between science and culture (1987). The author considers some

of the topics raised in the discussion on the subject of social epistemology

(2008) initiated by her critical articles on the problem of socio-cultural determination

of scientific knowledge. Among them are the questions about the “conditions

of possibility” and “historical events” and the possibility of their historical

and cultural reconstruction.

Keywords: философия науки, methodological principles, методологические принципы, historical event, историческое событие, социокультурная детерминация, Elena Mamchur, philosophy of science, the principle of simplicity, the principle of “maximum inheritance”, socio-cultural conditioning, socio-cultural determination, conditions of possibility, Елена Мамчур, принцип простоты, принцип «максимального наследования», социокультурная обусловленность, условия возможности