Philosophical foundations of postmodern understanding of the man

In the article specific features of understanding of the man in the context of postmodern philosophy are investigated. The anthropological sense of such concepts, key for postmodernism, as “text”, “rhizome”, “the death of the subject”, “decentration”, “ schizoanalysis”, etc. comes to light. The hypothesis that a semantic core of postmodern anthropology is the idea of the absolute freedom which is expressed in characteristic negativism in relation to any constraining culture mechanisms is made as a result. In other words, release of suppressed Abnormal - regardless of sociocultural correctness of his suppression comes under the spotlight of postmodernism. Identification of the philosophical bases of postmodern understanding of the man is carried out by means of comparison with the new European anthropological ideal. Taking into consideration the ideas of the German philosopher H. Blyumenberg it is proved that the basic conflict between private will and its comprehensive macrostructures is an inevitable consequence of individualistic anthropology of Modern times. It makes the problem of ensuring sociocultural integrity the central problem of a modernist style. Thus, it is shown that the postmodern anthropology not just denies a modernist style but it is continuation and development of his fundamental contradictions, first of all, contradictions between a part and the whole.