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The purpose of this article is to review and provide a philosophical analysis of the influence of humanism ideas on the formation of technical education. The first origins of humanity and education as a system were in antiquity. Humanistic ideas of antiquity contributed to the formation of classical humanism, as a social phenomenon, in the Renaissance era. In the twentieth century, humanism becomes a global ideological tendency in the culture. These very ideas have become a conductor of humanization of modern education. In the history of philosophical thought, humanization is turning the scientific knowledge about the world towards the human being. Higher education is a leading factor in the social and economic development of the society. A special position in the education system is occupied by the technical education, which provides training of the qualified personnel for material production. From the standpoint of humanization, education is the meaning of human life, which is to help the people around, to be needed and necessary for them. The problem before the modern education is to justify humanization and determine the role of intellectual development in the process of humanization of technical education. Currently, in the scientific literature there are repeatedly discussed various aspects of humanization of technical education, but no clear solutions have yet been found. This problem is particularly relevant in the XXI century, when the development of technical progress does not slow down, but, on the contrary, is gaining tremendous momentum. Any technological changes lead to rearrangement of forces in the processes of social development and of each person. The main objective of humanization of technical education is the freedom of the individual. The educational process should be built primarily on the interests of the student. Humanization of technical education in higher education involves the development of the historical, philosophical, psychological, political and economic thinking in students. It has a wave-like character and is cyclically alternated with the periods of accumulation of knowledge about the «outside world», alienated from the people, which is dehumanization. In modern society, the reviving idea of humanization allows combining these theories of personality into a coherent whole. Therefore, the modern system of higher education faces the goal of helping the student in identifying him/herself as a free and proactive person. This will give a new direction in the processes of social development. It is the humanization of technical education that emerges as one of the most important factors in humanization of modern society.