CONTINUITY AND INCOMMENSURABILITY OF HUMANISTIC CONCEPTS

The article discusses the problem of transformation humanistic worldview as one key factors determining nature strategic decisions taken in various fields practice. author builds on dual understanding humanism – a special that emerged Renaissance, hand, and an umbrella term brings together systems views, which for reason or another assign central role value to person, other. second makes it possible consider diachronic terms evolving from form another, but perspective opens up picture views concepts are opposition each This thesis is elaborated through example analysis two discussions about humanism, unfolded within framework philosophy existence, still ongoing around project human improvement. It shown both cases main conflict predetermined essence/nature their freedom. proved that, despite justified criticism closed i.e. those postulate existence nature, qualities, thus mission, even postulating fact absolute freedom starting point does not save certain philosophical interpretations prospect becoming totalitarian anthropological project. also context development biotechnology artificial intelligence, rejection attempt fix essence recognizing can be anyone fraught with loss identity individuals socio-cultural communities. concluded necessary search different strategy discourse (as dispute concepts), preventing its into struggle wills power, especially vividly manifested between transhumanists opponents.