THE PROBLEM OF SELF-DETERMINATION OF PHILOSOPHY (ONTOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS)
The article deals with the problem of self-determination of philosophy. The purpose of the study is to identify the status of ontological transcending, aimed at studying the being in the conditions of modern culture. We consider philosophy as a part of spiritual culture, and it is necessary for the whole society. In this regard, philosophy in society destroys the traditional worldview, as it hinders the development of society. Using abstraction, philosophical knowledge penetrates into human thinking. A person in the conditions of mass culture is not free, since he is under constant control by society. In the new culture, only images exist. In such a society, philosophy is an elitist system. It is concluded that philosophy is a worldview foundation, in the center of which is a person, his self-creation and finding his place in society. Philosophical knowledge is inherently metaphysical, since it is aimed at understanding the world in its diversity.