Ratushna O. Artistic image as a category of social philosophy

The object - the world view defined spiritually practical methods of functioning of man’s artist-aesthetical consciousness in its public life. A purpose - a basing of «image» as a necessary category in the system of socio-philosophical comprehension of life. Methods - analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, intellectually intuitional deduction, germeneutic, system structural, method of ascent from abstract to concrete. Results: theoretical generalization and new decision of socio-philosophical comprehension the phenomenon of image is carried out; in the case of bringing in the artistic image as integral category to the system of categories of social philosophy directions of maximal philosophization of public consciousness are defined. Novelty: author’s definition of image as categories of social philosophy is first given; description of the literary-artistic creative work basic types, which are epos, novel-epic, essay, thought, is in their socially philosophical distinctly graphic richly incontent designed concept-category value, is first grounded; the offered conception allows to assert socially philosophical maintenance of literature and art images in human consciousness, to force out аsocial heartfelt inclinations. Sphere of use – education, state humanitarian politics.