The hegemonic discourse on humanism in the contemporary academy – a critical discourse in the form of a theoretical anti-humanism – is marked by a certain degree of impoverishment. This impoverishment is the result of many contextual factors, including the ideological purposes to which the discourse has been put, but also the effects of internal workings of the paradigm associated with anti-humanism itself. In this article, I trace the development of this discourse in its foundational early- and mid-twentieth century manifestations, outlining its central characteristics as well as its tensions and aporias, both theoretical and political. I argue that the critical discourse, which has informed our contemporary understanding of humanism, needs to be meaningfully sublated and that a new discourse – one that has reflected deeply upon the anti-humanist discourse: its strengths and its weaknesses – should take its place.

当代学术界关于人文主义的霸权主义话语以一种理论上的反人文主义形式的批判性话语，其特征是一定程度的贫困。这种贫困是许多语境因素的结果，包括话语被赋予的意识形态目的，而且是与反人道主义本身相关的范式的内部运作的影响。在本文中，我从20世纪初和20世纪中叶的基本表现追溯了这种话语的发展，概述了其主要特征以及其理论和政治上的紧张和虚无。我认为，批判性话语有助于我们当代对人本主义的理解，