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On the Uniqueness of Humankind

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Human as a Biological and Cultural Being -- The “Exceptional Position” of the Human Being — a Moral-political Concept -- The Human: Between Having a World and Being a Self -- Social Structure, Sexuality, and Intelligence in Human Evolution — a Synopsis -- Genes, Instincts and Identity -- The Special Status of the Human Being as a Topic of Practical Philosophy -- The “Uniqueness” of the Human Being in Constitutional Law.Biological and philosophical anthropologies of the 20th century keep emphasising the "Sonderstellung" of humans among the realm of living beings. However, it is not clear how this particular role should be characterised, how it should be reconciled with biological findings, and which theoretical and practical conclusions should be drawn from it. Partly in opposition to these anthropological view on humankind biological disciplines underline the extensive similarities and common characteristics between humans and other species. Apparently, these biological findings concur with the criticism of anthropocentrism, which is expressed in Western philosophy of nature and by ethicists. To discuss these issues the Europäische Akademie organized the conference "The Uniqueness of Humankind – Über die Sonderstellung des Menschen". The proceedings of the conference documented in this volume approached the theoretical and practical concept of the "Sonderstellung" against the background of present day knowledge in biosciences. Furthermore, by interdisciplinary efforts, an attempt was made to clarify those conceptual problems that arise with the idea of the uniqueness of humankind. The present volume partly takes up and develops further topics that have been raised by the volume 15 "On Human Nature" that was published in 2002 in this series.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

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Penerbit

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Deskripsi Fisik

XVI, 124 p.online resource.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9783540271710

Klasifikasi

620

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

1st ed. 2005.

Subjek

Engineering.
Engineering, general.
Ethics.

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

edited by Hans-Rainer Duncker, K. Prieß.

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