Knowledge of Politics: Conceptual Synthesis of Folk Psychology, Political Science and Political Philosophy (About the Idea of ​​Political Conceptology by V.P. Makarenko)

The article examines the idea of ​​political conceptology proposed by V.P. Makarenko and implemented by him in relation to current political problems. The author considers it the answer to the question of what knowledge about politics can be, bridging the gap between normative and descriptive knowledge of political phenomena. As a form of political knowledge, conceptology is a synthesis of ordinary views on politics, political philosophy and political science. It significantly weakens restrictions on language and style, allows for value judgments, a mixture of scientific and journalistic approaches, and the use of artistic images, which allows for maximum individualization of the objects under consideration. Content flexibility of concepts (as V.P. Makarenko understands and uses them) makes them a valuable methodological tool in social cognition.