Post nonclassical social theory: phenomenological approach

The article examines the trends in the development of modern social science. A model of classical, nonclassical and post-nonclassical models of social cognition is presented. Phenomenological theory is declared as a post-nonclassical methodology that goes beyond the opposition “positivism - antipositivism” in social science. The influence of E. Husserl’s phenomenological project on social theory (A. Schütz, H. Garfinkel) is considered.