| Summary: | Background. The evolution of scientific knowledge and the increasing complexity
of social interactions in the modern world naturally lead to an increase in the crisis of the anthropocentric paradigm in legal science. The purpose of the article is to study the causes
and signs of this phenomenon in legal scientific knowledge, as well as to consider possible
alternatives that can replace the partially discredited concept. Materials and methods. The
subject of the study is the works of Western legal theorists committed to a new trend –
posthumanism, as well as social phenomena confirming the need to rethink the anthropocentric
template. The author used the method of system analysis and a formal legal approach,
used general scientific methods that allowed her to build her own conclusions based
on the generalization of the studied information. Results. As part of the analysis of various
discourses of posthumanism in the theory of human rights, the apocalyptic, “harmlessˮ and
situational-liberating views of English-speaking researchers are considered. The author
proposes to balance the shattered ideas of anthropocentrism by introducing the term “legal
modus of the individualˮ into the conceptual apparatus of legal science. The obtained theoretical
results can be used in further scientific research, as well as in the learning process.
Conclusions. The proposal to introduce a new category of “legal modus of the individualˮ
can become one of the successful solutions to the problem outlined in the article. The term
marks a change in the approach to assessing the content of legal behavior of a person,
which can affect the mechanisms of legal socialization of an individual and the assessment
of his actions in the world around him.
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