When we ask specifically what distinguishes man from the other animals, the single clear answer is language. (religion-online.org)
But without the theological dimension we miss what finally distinguishes man, his search for dignity as spiritual being. (religion-online.org)
R & D The quote by Sir William Osler [«The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals,» R&D, August] may be provocative, but it is not accurate. (discovermagazine.com)