The essence of the financial system
It is established that the endless dispute in financial science around the concept of the essence of the financial system is due to the lack of adequate concept of the essence of Finance in financial science, outdated interpretation of the form of the object of knowledge in it, incorrect interpretation of the concept of «essence», the use of elements of the financial system of the concept of «system» in its ontological interpretation and the wrong idea that there is an opportunity to give a brief and exhaustive description of the composition of financial activities. Based on the experience of translation into a constructive direction of a similar dispute about the subject of science, which was conducted in economic theory, the concept of the essence of the financial system is divided into a brief definition of its difference from the financial nonsystem and the full description of the elements of the financial system, which is their multiattribute classification. The financial system is defined as a set of its elements of different levels, allocated on different grounds. The classification of the elements of the financial system on 16 features is proposed and the corresponding types of financial elements are identified.