THE QUESTION OF UNDERSTANDING INDETERMINISM IN PHILOSOPHY OF K. POPPER

The author of the article argues that indeterminism in K. Popper's philosophy is a transformed deter- minism. According to K. Popper, deterministic or indeterminate systems do not exist in pure form. The position of K. Popper is a synthesis of ideas of determinism and indeterminism. This synthesis has an implicit form. Syn- thesis of indeterminism and determinism philosopher characterizes as a combination of freedom and control, which is expressed by the ideas of "flexible management" or an open system. A closed system defines every mi- nute detail of behavior, and in an open system the choice is open, although the system determines the probability or propensity of choose. That is, K. Popper's philosophy presents an expanded understanding of indeterminism, which includes deterministic aspects