This text offers a critical reflection on the nature and function of comprehensive philosophical systems within the broader history of human thought. The author interprets these systems as intellectual peaks that simultaneously represent a conclusion or termination of a specific developmental stage. Once established, such a system influences future progress in two contradictory ways: it is either embraced as a binding and authoritative guide or perceived as a structure ripe for transcendence, thereby exerting a negative constraint. Although adherence to a rigid system may prove beneficial for short-term stability, in the long-term perspective, it inevitably becomes an obstacle to genuine evolution and may lead to the eventual collapse of the conceptual framework. Authentic development, characterized by the pursuit of qualitatively superior outcomes and their effective application, necessitates a degree of creative exploration. However, this process of searching must not be arbitrary; it requires informed investigation that is theoretically pre-selected and modeled. Only through such methodologically grounded research can true progress be achieved, moving beyond the static limitations of closed philosophical systems.