Resumen: Este articulo pone en evidencia en nexo profundo que existe entre la filosofia y la sociologia, a traves del analisis cuidadoso del debate llevado a cabo en los siglos XIX y XX sobre la metodologia de las ciencias sociales, debate que se apoyo en buena medida en el pensamiento filosofico de Kant y Hegel. Palabras clave: Sociologia, sociedad, individuo, filosofia, ciencias sociales, positivismo, metafisica, fenomeno, conciencia, a priori, sujeto, objeto, conflicto, percepcion, memetodologia. ********************************************************** Kantian philosophy as sociological criticism Abstract: This article exposes the close relationship between philosophy and sociology, by means of the meticulous debate on the methodology of the social scianeces, carried out during de XIX and XX centuries. This debate was mainly gruended on the philosophical thought of Kant an Hegel. Key words: Sociology, society, individual,social sciences, positivism, metaphysiscs, phenomenon, consciencie; a priori, subject, object, conflict, perception, methodology.