The article emphasises that the importance of Herzen’s philosophical input is related to his human-centered approach. There are three areas of investigation that are of particular importance in this context: responsibility, freedom and chance. I argue that according to Herzen, chance, by tearing apart the net of supposedly necessary causes and effects in the physico-social world, proves that the existence of man is best understood as a manifestation of man's free agency. Whereas the lack of freedom would mean that an individual is as determined as the objects that surround him, and consequently, that he cannot be held accountable for his deeds.

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作为存在现实的机会：论亚历山大·赫尔岑思想中最基本的范畴之一

文章强调赫尔岑哲学输入的重要性与其以人为本的方法有关。在这种情况下，有三个调查领域特别重要：责任、自由和机会。我认为，根据赫尔岑的说法，偶然性通过撕裂物理社会世界中被认为是必要的因果关系网，证明人的存在最好被理解为人的自由能动性的表现。而缺乏自由意味着一个人与他周围的对象一样有决心，因此，他不能对自己的行为负责。