All of these things make us who we are, but at the center of it all lies the genome (基因组)-the genes inside our bodies that determine everything from our hair color to our intelligence. But if we could change our genome, would we still be human?
A photographic memory is essential in getting food and avoiding danger. Imagination enables us to help one another. Why is it that human beings don't possess both these traits? "The human brain did grow larger in the process of evolution. But it couldn't have happened all of a sudden.So...
What makes human beings different from other animals? “Humans are thinkers, uniquely capable of abstract reasoning and consciousness…Human minds alone develop propositions, formulate arguments, draw inferences, and recognize universal principles” (Samples). While this may be the theoretical truth,...
Focuses on factors that constitute human beings' uniqueness. Summary of the insights of philosophers which are relevant to discussions on human uniqueness; Unity of different levels of consciousness; Humans' ability to symbolize experiences; Science and mathematics as models; Development of a ...
Manypeoplewouldanswerthequestionofwhatmakesushumanbyinsistingthatweareculturalbeings.Thereisnodoubtthatweare.Butonedefinitionofcultureisthetotalityoftraditionsacquiredinacommunitybysociallearningfromotherindividuals,andmanyanimalspecieshavetraditions.Canwethensaythatsomeanimalsareculturalbeingstoo?Oneapproachtostudyculturein...
Many people would answer the question of what makes us human by insisting that we are cultural beings. There is no doubt that we are. But one definition of culture is the totality of traditions acquired in a community by social learning from other individuals, and many animal species have tr...
of the human-posthuman relation. Set in the dystopian future, the novels disclose a society that alters the body of everyone who turns sixteen, changing people into unnaturally beautiful beings. Humans before the operation are called uglies, while the ones already altered are called pretties....
Our ability to reason, feel a wide range of emotions, and ask questions about our existence are one small part of what makes us human beings.
What makes us HUMAN? 那些打动我的故事 这篇影评可能有剧透 So, as I had a difficult childhood without any money, when I went to university, I got a grant and I bought myself a motorbike. Brand-new! I was the first person to start it up. I was the first person to get on it to ...
Ⅱ.阅读理解AWhat makes us human? Is it our thoughts? Ouremotions?Our behavior?All of these things make us who we are, but at thecenter of it all lies the genome-the genes inside ourbodies that determine everything from our hair color toour intelligence. But if we could change our geno...