The Problem of Man in Renaissance Philosophy

The article examines the content of the human problem in Renaissance philosophy, including in the context of the problem of the subject of historical development. The problem of man is an important part of philoso-phizing at all stages of cultural and historical development. The focus of Antiquity was on natural and cosmic life, in which man appeared exclusively as a natural being, in the Middle Ages man became the “image and likeness” of the divine Absolute. It is only in the Renaissance that man acquires his autonomy. At the same time, creative activity has a sacred, sacred meaning. It ceases to be a simple realization of earthly needs and becomes a means of creating both a new world and man himself. During this period, a person strives for liberation from the transcendental principle, seeking support not so much in the outer cosmos or the divine Absolute, as in his own depth of his essence. The work notes that a person, in order to realize his potencies, on the basis of love and creativity, as a means of achieving any natural and cosmic goals, must become a comprehensive and harmonious personality, primarily in social life.