Human: A History Hubner Karolina
Human: A History Hubner Karolina What does it mean to be human? Is there philosophical, ethical, or political value in continuing to think in terms of a common human nature? Is there something that…
Specifikacia Human: A History Hubner Karolina
Human: A History Hubner Karolina
What does it mean to be human? Is there philosophical, ethical, or political value in continuing to think in terms of a common human nature? Is there something that makes us distinct from computers, other great apes, Martians, gods?
Most appallingly, differences in skin color and other physiological traits have been viewed as signs of a lesser humanity, or of outright inhumanity, and used to justify great harms. Or should we rather throw this concept into the dustbin of history?A paradox of the concept of human nature is that it holds both the promise of universal equality--insofar as it takes us all to share a common nature--while all too often rationalizing exploitation, oppression, and even violence against other individuals and other species. The volume asks: is the concept of human nature separable from the racist, sexist, and speciest abuse that has been made