Music and Time Annotation << Back System Theory Thinking (The Function of Art in Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Thinking) M.B. Kushnir The article is an extended and detailed report, 24.09.2015 papers. All-Russian Scientific Conference «creativity: art, science, life» at the Institute of psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The theory of thinking, presented in the work, is based on axioms, equally fair(isomorphic) to all levels of reality. Axiom of binding a priori algorithm (the existence of any action program process prior to the beginning of the process or activity) allowed to posit a core, constructive function of art: the function of creating patterns, programs of cognitive processes of emergence of concepts, judgments, conclusions. According to the theory, consciousness only reflects in the form of insight in the subconscious interaction problem (question) art systems, reflects in verbal format. Theory defines that art is the only Institute of civilization that creates all the designs, all the regularities of the noosphere. For making creative decisions (new, not pre-existing product thinking) the inner thinking of the subject, in addition to verbal monologue-dialogue should have a mental mechanism operating elements and systems art. A single thought, defined the theory of thinking as trichotomy kinesthetic, figuratively-emotional patterns and symbolic information symbol is isomorphic as a way of existence of artworks and the thinking as an integrated system. This unity that the theory of thinking determines how the framework and mode of existence of society, predicts a positive change of the national mentality through the introduction in Didactics of learning process of creativity, possible only with the active activity art. Keywords: System thinking, art, creativity, subliminal, insight. Contacts: E-mail: musickmb@rambler.ru Pp. 48-57.