Ryzhko L. Scientific Space: Problems of Formation and Transformation (Philosophical and Praxeological Asptct).

The thesis deals with the conception and structure, functions and problems of formation and transformation of scientific space. There has been shown that the concept of scientific space broadens essentially the interpretation of science, revealing science as an integral cultural phenomenon which has its empirical field (topos) of existence. The latter can be described and explained theoretically. The basic features of modern scientific space (non-linearity, fractality, bifurcationality, evolutionism and others) are revealed on the basis of analyzing information science, synergy, theory of fractals, evolutionary epistemology and others. There has been scientifically proved the statement on pragmatisation of modern scientific space, its projection, technological effectiveness, the tendency of transforming scientific knowledge into intellectual assets having been revealed. In the light of these facts the thesis considers the problems of a scholar in a new space of science, in particular the problems of Ukrainian scholars in the situation specified.