Transformation of Subject-centered Concepts of Scientific Creativity in Conditions of Communicative Sociality

AbstractIt has been stated by the author that today in accordance with new transformations in the ways of theoretical conceptualization of reality, sociality is understood to be a symbolic, information-communication one. It is shown that the science is experiencing dramatic reconsideration of foundational characteristics caused by the change of sociocultural fundamentals of scientific knowledge. The thesis, that science is a part of culture and interacts with different of its constituents, is widely recognized, but the mechanism of this interaction has not been matured and studied yet. Today the sphere of scientific work appears to be the endless communication space within which the change of knower status assumes significance. The idea of a knower becomes a foundational category not only in philosophy and philosophy of science but in social-humanitarian knowledge as a whole. A knower can be considered as an integrating element of structural constituents of philosophical knowledge (ontology, epistemology, and axiology). The aim of the article is to demonstrate historical dynamics of conceptualization of an agent of scientific cognition caused by the change of ontological paradigm: from classical (substantialistic) to non-classical (communicational), rejecting the foundational basis. Possible approaches to formation of the model of a collective knower are demonstrated. Communications character of scientific work as a variation of creative work is emphasized