The historical measurement of philosophy of culture

The problems of philosophy of culture history, in particular, the necessity and role of historical dimension in philosophy of culture have been discussed in the paper. The author bases himself on the conception of philosophy of culture as the history of culture philosophy. Philosophy of the social and historical process can be considered as the only theoretical foundation of the latter. The author's alternative viewpoint of "culturological maximalism" has been critically examined in the paper. The concept is directed toward absorption of all the humanities (including philosophy) by universal culturological knowledge. The limits of genetic research methods applications have been revealed by the author, reasoning from the analysis of subjects' fruitful activities. Another problem to be singled out is the relationship between the history of culture and the total social and historical process in the context of the integrity of a process and its states.