Tag: human exceptionalism
Pushing Elephant “Personhood”
Think cattle herds suing ranchers or lab animals suing universities — not to improve care but to liberate from all human use.
Smith: Personhood for Animals? What About Plants?
Bioethicist Wesley Smith examines the meaning of the term “personhood” and its implications for human rights.
Empathy — The Foundation of Human Exceptionalism?
If I gave you 15 seconds you could come up with a pat evolutionary just-so story to account for this, speculating on what reproductive advantage it serves.
What Makes Humans Unique, and Why It Matters
“Universal human rights are at stake,” says Wesley Smith. “The intrinsic dignity of human life is at stake.”
Disagreeing Agreeably — A Timely Lesson from Darwin and Wallace
Adults across the board engage in public fights where the personal destruction of ideological enemies is always a ready weapon.