Twentieth-century philosophical anthropology emerged as a response to the crisis in human concepts during the rapid development of the natural and cultural sciences. This article examines the key ideas of one of the founders of this field, Helmut Plessner, centered on the concept of eccentric positionality as a fundamental characteristic of human existence.

The problem of personality becomes one of the most important and significant in the philosophy of the twentieth century. The work of G. Plessner belongs to a type of philosophical anthropology, which is called pedagogical anthropology. The problem of human integrity is considered. The image of a person, which is formed under the direct influence of education, is analyzed.