Annotation
The article substantiates the need for renewal of the meanings of the philosophical notion of "world view" (German - "Weltanshauung") on the basis of a phenomenological approach which reveals the intentional nature, ontological essence and functional potential of this universal phenomenon of culture. The author describes the sources of formation, evolution of meanings of the notion "world view", and the meaning of the methodological myth about the "absence of world view" in the tradition of the Western-European Philosophy.
Key words: world view, phenomenological approach, nature of world view, world view discourse, postmodern.