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- Apart from our obvious intellectual capabilities that distinguish us as a species, humans have several unique physical, social, biological, and emotional traits. Although we can't know precisely what is in the minds of other animals, scientists can make inferences through studies of animal behavior that inform our understanding.
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Jul 6, 2015 · To understand these differences, a good place to start is to look at how we got here. Why are we the only human species still alive today whereas many of our early-human ancestors went...
- Walking Upright. The earliest humans climbed trees and walked on the ground. This flexibility helped them get around in diverse habitats and cope with changing climates.
- Tools & Food. Early humans butchered large animals at least 2.6 million years ago. By at least 500,000 years ago, early humans made wooden spears and used them to kill large animals.
- Bodies. As early humans spread to different environments, they evolved body shapes that helped them survive in hot and cold climates. Changing diets also led to changes in body shape.
- Brains. As early humans faced new environmental challenges and evolved bigger bodies, they evolved larger and more complex brains.
- Human beings. Humanists have a scientific but also a sympathetic, generous, and cautiously optimistic understanding of human beings. They believe human beings are material and mortal.
- Understanding the world. Humanists believe that the word is a natural place with no supernatural side (they are atheists or agnostics). They believe interrogating and adjusting our beliefs about the world through the process of scientific investigation gives them the best chance of being true.
- The one life. Humanists believe we should have the freedom to shape our own lives, finding happiness in the one life we have and supporting other people to do the same.
- Humanist ethics. Humanists believe the origins of morality lie inside human beings. They do not believe morality is handed down to us from an external source: instead it evolved through our nature as a social animal.
Dec 10, 2021 · Psychology. What It Means to Be a Human Person. It is time we get clear about the ontology of personhood. Posted December 10, 2021 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan. Key points. Christian Smith's...
Oct 16, 2012 · We propose that these essays, and our own views, point to two key factors that make us human. First, humans are characterized by a fully developed theory of mind, with the ability for flexible language skills and the concomitant symbolic and global reality of culture.
Mar 10, 2019 · Why is Becoming Human such an important contribution to the emerging literature on human nature? The answer is that until now, writers on human uniqueness, human sociality, and their...
