Which do Elements Constitute the Humanness in a Human Being? Human Being vs Person

Authors

  • Julián Fernando Sabogal Universidad El Bosque

Keywords:

human being, person, language, consciousness

Abstract

In this paper I discuss the notion of human being by appealing only to physical or genetic traits, which are insufficient to understand the behavior or way of thinking of that species. From authors such as Primo Levi and Giorgio Agamben, mainly, I highlight the importance of understanding the distinction between what is to
be a "human being" and "human", completely different categories. I propose to understand the human taking as reference the consciousness, language, and the act, thus causing a debate in which the moral implications and ethical unveil new horizons of understanding and thinking on the matter of the human being. Taking into account the above, I set the difference between human being and person, since every person is a human being but not every human being is a person.

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Published

2015-04-27

How to Cite

Sabogal, J. F. . (2015). Which do Elements Constitute the Humanness in a Human Being? Human Being vs Person. Versiones. Philosophy’s Journal, 2(6), 105–116. Retrieved from https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/versiones/article/view/22539