Philosophy Dictionary of ArgumentsHome
| |||
|
| |||
| Humans: Humans, or Homo sapiens, are the most intelligent and widespread species of primates. Humans are characterized by bipedalism, large brains, and capacity for articulate speech and abstract reasoning. Humans are social creatures who live in complex societies. See also Society, Reason, Thinking, Brain, Intelligence, Language._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
| Author | Concept | Summary/Quotes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Joseph F. Fletcher on Humans - Dictionary of Arguments
Singer I 73 Human/Joseph Fletcher/Bioethics/P. Singer: Fletcher has compiled a list of "indicators for being human": among other things, it contains self-confidence (self-awareness), self-control, a sense for the future, a sense for the past, the ability to relate with others, concern for others, communication and curiosity.(1) >Self-consciousness, >Consciousness, >Subjects, >Subjectivity, >Life, >Dignity. I 74 P. SingerVsFletcher, J.: not all features of the list can be ascribed to small children or disadvantaged persons. The various concepts of humanity overlap. The original ethical problem is therefore shifted in the language use. >Language use, >Conventions, >Society, >Meaning. Human/Terminology/P. Singer: I use for humans "member of the species Homo Sapiens" in the sense of Fletcher - otherwise I use the expression "person". >Person, >Person/Singer. 1. J. Fletcher (1972). Indicators of Humanhood, A Tentative Profile of Man, The Hastings Center Report, vol 2, no. 5._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Fletcher I Joseph F. Fletcher Humanhood: Essays in Biomedical Ethics Amherst 1979 SingerP I Peter Singer Practical Ethics (Third Edition) Cambridge 2011 SingerP II P. Singer The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. New Haven 2015 |
||
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19