Criticism of positivism in the works of N.K. Mikhaylovsky
The article is devoted to of estimation of scientific heritage of one of representatives of first Russian sociologists and founder of ethicalsubjective school in Russian sociology - N.K. Mikhaylovsky. The question of conceptual connection of Russian subjectivists with positivism is considered. The analysis of Mikhaylovskys critic of the doctrine of G. Spencer and O. Kont is given. The conclusion is made that a number of program thesiss of subjective school, such as impossibility of objectivity in scientific research, necessity of ethical constituent in social sciences, were derived from critic of positivism. Russian ethical-subjective school incorporated anthropologism and humanitarian trend which always were indicative for Russian researchers and differed then from Western ones.