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Philosophical anthropology, sometimes called anthropological philosophy, [1] [2] is a discipline dealing with questions of metaphysics and phenomenology of the human person. [3] Philosophical anthropology is distinct from Philosophy of Anthropology, the study of the philosophical conceptions underlying anthropological work. [4]
The specific character of philosophical anthropology has its roots also in the fact, that a human being occupies a unique position, a unique place in the world (cosmos),
Philosophical anthropology is a branch of philosophy that studies human nature and its relation to the environment and culture. Learn about its origins, terminology, challenges, and main concepts such as the soul-mind, materialism, and humanism.
philosophical anthropology, Study of human nature conducted by the methods of philosophy. It is concerned with questions such as the status of human beings in the universe, the purpose or meaning of human life, and whether humanity can be made an object of systematic study.
Philosophical anthropology is the philosophical discipline that inquires into the essence of human nature and the human condition. In making this inquiry it seeks to unify or critique philosophically the diverse scientific methods and humanistic approaches to answering the question of human nature. Although the majority of thinkers throughout ...
Philosophical Anthropology. Modern philosophical anthropology originated in the 1920s. During the 1940s it became the representative branch of German philosophy. It arose with, and has absorbed, Lebensphilosophie, existentialism, and phenomenology, although it is not identical with them.
The Group’s research focus is the foundations and theoretical identity of contemporary philosophical anthropology and its relation to phenomenology and social philosophy in their historical and systematic dimensions.
