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#human-beings
International Humanist And Ethical Union | What Is Humanism?
What humanism stands for
Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance that affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. Humanism stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethics based on human and other natural values in…
Natural Kinds (stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy)
Natural Kinds
Scientific disciplines frequently divide the particulars they study into kinds and theorize about those kinds. To say that a kind is natural is to say that it corresponds to a grouping that reflects the structure of the natural world rather than the interests and actions of…
Reference Request - Fundamental Questions Of Contemporary Philosophy - Philosophy Stack Exchange
A fundamental question of contemporary philosophy
How, if at all, can we reconcile a certain conception of the world as described by physics, chemistry, and the other basic sciences with what we know, or think we know, about ourselves as human beings? How is it possible in a universe consisting entirely of physical particles…
Shantaram (gregory David Roberts)
Only anarchists trust human beings
‘Are you still an anarchist?’ It was a hard question to answer, because it forced me to compare the man I’d once been with the man I’d allowed myself to become. ‘Anarchists …’ I began and then faltered. ‘No political philosophy I ever heard of loves the human race as much as…
The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Death as the great Western bogey
So far as we know, animals do not live in constant anxiety about sickness and death, as we do, because they live in the present. Nevertheless, they will fight when in hunger or when attacked. We must, however, be careful of taking animals as models of “perfectly natural”…