Historicity and essence determination in the philosophical anthropology of Uluğ Nutku

The main aim of this study is to investigate the concepts of historicity and essence determination in the unity of the philosophical views of Nutku, who, as a thinker of the second generation of the Republic, took important steps in studies on philosophical anthropology.In the first chapter, concepts relevant to the philosophy of the human being, emerging theories on the subject, their history and place in the philosophical studies in our country are briefly presented and discussed.In the second chapter some information about Nutku?s academical life and his philosophical undertaking are given. The study is especially focused on his basic conceptions, their sources and his method.In the third chapter a deeper study of his views is attempted. Main themes are historical temporality, historical consciousness, phenomenological-ontological determination of essences and existential antinomies. These are examined in relation to each other and the history of philosophy.The last Chapter discusses Nutku?s views on art in the context of his philosophical anthropology and several of his poems are analysed employing the phenomenological method.Keywords: phlosophical anthropology, historicity, determination of essence, antinomy, phenomenology