Abstract. The article discusses the relevance of the creative heritage of A. I. Galich in connection with the crises occurring within the modern scientific community. Using the example of classical authors and modern scientific publications, the author substantiates the need to clarify the essence of man and to build science and education in accordance with the requirements of anthropological meaningfulness, which implies referring to the field of ontology, epistemology and anthropology.
Keywords: ontology, epistemology, anthropology, Galich, picture of man, science, education, postmodern
