What it is to be Human
What it is to Be Human The Question of an Answer: What it is to be Human The body is socially constructed; and in this paper we explore the various and ever- changing constructions of the body, and thus of the embodied self. ... What it is to be human It seems that for ages the human body has been studied and inspected. ... " Although the same course material is covered, the name was "upgraded" due to the fact that society seems to place much more importance on the academic side of the human than it does the physical. ... (Sverduke lecture 1996) All of these, along with many more things, make up the human. ... (Beal lecture 1996) Taking into consideration all of this information, I am now able to create my own personal philosophy as to what it is to be human. It is a very difficult task indeed, to sit and think solely about what comprises my human presence. ... To be human, in my mind, is much more than merely the mind and the body. ... To me, the human is a being comprised of a mind that takes into consideration time and space, as well as emotions and feelings, and a body that exists kinetically and spiritually. ... A human is a being that experiences life with respect to all these areas, and works throughout there lives to create the best life they can. The human searches for, and completely defines his beliefs. ... " (Vanderzwagg 1969, 48) I do not believe that the human is born "into" a life, but works to create one. Whatever the human may be comprised of, it is no doubt that it is a difficult question to answer. ... I am in no way to make the decision that tells specifically what the human is, but perhaps neither is anyone else.