THE CONCEPT OF A HUMAN PERSON IN EXISTENTIAL TRADITION // BSU bulletin. Philosophy. - 2020. №1. . - С. 66-72.

THE CONCEPT OF A HUMAN PERSON IN EXISTENTIAL TRADITION

DOI: 10.18101/1994-0866-2020-1-66-72 UDK: 101.1

The human and his path of life are traditionally the most complex objects of scientific re- search. Modern methods of cognition do not allow us to reveal the multifaceted human na- ture and answer the questions about the ultimate goal of human life. There is no a unified approach to comprehension of the human in modern science. Referring to the historical heritage, researchers of the human person attempt to answer the questions about the hu- man essence and the individual mode of existence. Existentialists have made a significant contribution to the development of ideas of the free individual. The existential model af- firms a creative, intellectual, and free person. A person’s freedom is manifested in his free choice, for which the person himself is responsible. The existential model in the aspect of dominating internal factors that determine human development is opposed to the sociolog- ical approach. Existential tradition considers the human nature in symbiotic relationship with the individual mode of existence.

human; freedom; existence; the human essence; the human path of life; choice; responsibility; existentialism.