In complex and sometimes contradictory ways, the ideas, values and practices used to justify the sovereignty of a particular understanding of ‘the human’ over the rest of sentient life are what create society and social life. Perhaps the very concept of ‘culture’ is an attempt to differentiate ourselves from our ‘creatureliness,’ our fleshly vulnerability.
— A brief history of what it means to be human, from Aristotle to Derrida. Also see how three disciplines – evolutionary biology, philosophy, and neuroscience – answer the grand question. (via explore-blog)
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