On the lack of explicit internal criticism of contemporary personalists. An outline of the problem

Abstract

Contemporary personalism was born out of a certain anthropological disagree­ment with certain concepts that arose on the basis of naturalism and scientism in the nine­teenth and twentieth centuries. However, as practice shows, personalism has not achieved spectacular “success” in the world of philosophy in the form of neither clear external criticism from opponents (be it from the Frankfurt School or representatives of postmod­ernists), nor internal criticism within the framework of discussions within personalism itself. And yet it is difficult to deny the representatives of this trend a clear contribution to the development of such concepts and terms as: value, person (as a corporeal and spiritual being with social orientation), common good, commitment. The aim of this article is to try to answer the question why criticism within personalism could result in a certain exposure of views “outside” the world of philosophy.