What Defines Us as Humans
What makes us human?
Defining What Makes Us Human
This is a curious question. This question can be analyzed from different viewpoints. One type of analysis will be based on biological criteria, and the other will be based on moral philosophical values. From the viewpoint of a biologist, humans belong to the kingdom Animalia under the five kingdom classification. The scientific name of human being is Homo sapien. The number of chromosomes present in a typical human being is 46, including two sex hormones. Humans are again classified based on sex. Males and females. Females have the unique ability to bear children. This was based on biology. But from a philosophical viewpoint, humans become human by lending a helping hand, preserving nature, and utilising their ability to think for the goodness of the earth. Good human often help one another and are compassionate to their fellow organisms.
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This is a very different question. The nomological notion of our human nature takes a different perspective. It accepts individual differences and speaks of a human nature that is shared by most humans as a result of evolution. These properties that we share are not definitional; they are not necessarily shared by all humans. The capacity to speak, for example, could be limited in an individual due to damaged brain function. Including the evolutionary notion allows us to define a distinctive human nature. A robot could, for example, possess all the properties of a human being, but that does not make it human. This definition of our human nature also accepts that it is not permanent. With continuous evolution, our human nature might change over time.
I hope this answer helps!
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This is a really good question that can have different Answers.
Being human or acting like a human being can have 2 views – philosophical and scientific. Talking about the philosophical view, being human does not just mean having a human figure. It means to act generously, sincerely. To have a polite behaviour. To sympathise and be empathetic enough to understand someone’s situation. To be kind enough to understand someone’s life. To be sorrowful towards someone else’s sufferings. Being kind, generous, sympathetic, empathetic, emotional, and having feelings and affection towards a living creature makes us a good human. So this was something from a philosophical point of view.
But we belong to a scientific generation where nothing can be accepted if science doesn’t approve it. So, from the scientific point of view, a human being belongs to the
Kingdom – Animalia
Phylum – Chordata
Class – Mammalia
Genus – Homo
Species – sapiens
Thus, humans have a scientific name of Homo sapiens. They can be categorised as the most complex and the most intelligent animals that have the most complex body systems.
1. The skeletal system is made up of 206 bones in an adult.
2. The muscular system consists of about 600 muscles, with the smallest muscle in the ear and the largest in the buttocks.
3. The respiratory system consists of well-developed lungs.
4. The circulatory system for circulation of the blood throughout the body.
5. The digestive system starting from mouth and ending in anus, where the food gets masticated, digested, absorbed and excreted.
6. The excretory system carries out the nitrogenous wastes from the body.
7. The reproductive system carries out reproduction.
8. The endocrine system is for the proper functioning of the body.
9. The nervous system acts as the command system of the body.
The entire organ system is covered with the largest organ of the body, that is, the skin.
With the most complex brain, humans have millions of nerves, each having its importance. Each cell has a nucleus that contains the hereditary units- the genes or the DNA. Humans have a double helical DNA structure made up of deoxy ribose sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. The DNA contains the information of the hereditary traits. DNA is contained in the chromosomes. There are 46 chromosomes, 23 pairs, with 22 pairs known as the somatic chromosomes and the last pair as the sex chromosomes. These could be XX for females and XY for males.
Humans have the most complex body system. They work accordingly, and thus a human survives with the development of each cell and tissue. It is a complex system of coordinated mechanisms.
Thus, this was a biological point of view about a human.
– Written By Manpreet
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