POZIŢIA PRIVILEGIATĂ A OMULUI ÎN NATURĂ. ANTROPOLOGIA FILOSOFICĂ ŞI RELEVANŢA EI ASTĂZI.

The beginning of the XX century is characterized by the developing of philosophical anthropology which rejects the traditional metaphysics, the natural sciences and moves towards nature, the world of life in order to find a new fundament for the value of life. The main representatives of the philosophical anthropology are: Max Scheler, Helmuth Plessner and Arnold Gehlen. Their main preoccupation was to find that element that gives human being the special place/position in the world and based on this element to define the human being in a universalistic matter that transgress the previous representations and understandings (mainly from religion, science, philosophy). Their approaches are described by an outlined attempt to summarize the humanization of man, who managed to rise, beyond his animalism, to an unprecedented level among the other living beings. Their writings share a comparative reference and hierarchical classification for the other living beings. The philosophical anthropology concludes that the man's special place in the world cannot be founded on his biological nature. Whereas regarding the relationship analysis between humans and other living beings, the mentioned authors promote a similar vision; the difference stands out when they need to step beyond his natural character, meaning to explain his special biological nature. The paper will present the main argumentation of these writers and will try to follow the impact of philosophical anthropology and its relevance today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]