The articles of the collection give a general idea of ​ ​ the type of values ​ ​ as the basis of goal-setting, consider the cost orientations of science, their relationship with the formation of subject boundaries and research programs; comparable values ​ ​ of natural and humanitarian areas of knowledge, as well as fundamental and applied spiders. The motives of scientific creativity, moral problems, as well as the role of the individual in the development of science and culture are analyzed.