V. Vernadsky: from the geochemistry of technogenesis to the scientific thought of the global society

The paper features the main theses of V. Vernadsky’s theory about scientific thought as a global phenomenon. The possibility of the use of the ideas of philosophers-cosmists to understanding the phenomenon of scientific discourse is analyzed. The authors come to the conclusion about the complementarity of the scientific ideas of V. Vernadsky modern approaches to the analysis of science as the driving force of the globalized society.