Crisis in a sense refers to the lack of a shared direction in a branch of knowledge and, consequently, the presence of a kind methodological chaos. Max Scheller believes that the mere variation in views does not lead to crisis, but overall agitation and disorder of thoughts have led to the current crisis in anthropology (The science of man)
The crisis of contemporary anthropology are divided up as follows:
1. Scientific anthropology which stems from three main controversies, (i) the adequacy of empirical method to study the mankind, (ii) the understanding of the internal life and human/ meaningful behaviour, and (iii) the methodology of evaluation of theories.
2. philosophical anthropology: philosophical anthropologists'views are not accepted in scientific circles and cause many differences. This is due to the dubiety in the effectiveness of philosophical method in solving anthropological problems. The Fallacies and the lack of a common method to evaluate philosophical views are the results of this crisis.
3. Religious anthropology: In the Judaeo - christian tradition the diversity of those who recorded the Scriptures and the deep inconsistency in the interpretation of them have practically made it impossible to extract any clear conception of the mankind.
In Islam, contrary to Judaism and Christianity, there is no such a critical situation due mainly to the teachings of the prophet Muhammad (salam be upon him) and the Quranic exegeses.
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