Some trends in contemporary philosophical antropology

Abstract

The author considers historical destiny of philosophical anthropology in an age when the very character of philosophical understanding of the human condition has radically changed. He analyzes the concept of 'dividuum' as an individual cut down and observes the new tendencies that have become manifest in anthropological discourse after the significant period in thinking, dominated by the idea of the 'Death of Man', came to a close. The paper examines the phenomenon of reduced personality, with particular regard to disintegration of personality in contemporary world, postmodern philosophy serving as a substrate for the analysis of the non-human in humans. It is emphasized that the new approaches in philosophical anthropology may broaden the horizons of human existence.