The article analyzes various philosophical methods that are required by investigators in the process of investigating criminal cases. The question is raised: why should a lawyer study philosophy? Especially her historical and philosophical beginnings? t is concluded that the formation of a culture of thinking, the basic ideological attitudes of a lawyer, knowledge of the basic methods of cognitive activity in the investigation of robberies determines a person’s idea of his place and role in modern society when implementing the strategy of the interrogator’s behavior in diverse life situations.