Over a series of articles, we will approach
this question of human identity and dignity: exploring the history of the term «person» up to its eventual definition by St. Boëthius; investigating the deepening of understanding given the definition by St. Thomas Aquinas; and overviewing contemporary understanding as found in the writings of Karol Wojtyła (St. John Paul II).
The question of human identity, he said,
The problems of euthanasia and assisted suicide point us to deeper spiritual questions:
questions of human identity, agency, control, finitude, and humility before the aspects of reality that truly transcend human existence.
Not exact matches
But if what I have said regarding asymmetrical relations and
human identity is correct, the primary moral
question becomes: When does an individual
human life become as valuable as the life
of an animal?
One
question looks to the nature: Peter is a
human being; the other to the personal
identity: Peter is one
of the Twelve, a fisherman and a friend
of Jesus.
In discovering the biblical definition
of church, you will also discover answers the most basic
questions all
humans have about their own existence and
identity.
It is simply their way and they are too uncomfortable with the possibility that they might not have the whole Truth that they deny a central part
of our
human identity — our ability to ask
questions.
A second
question has to do with the
human and historical
identity of the way
of distinction.
With regard to the higher levels, it may be
questioned whether Whitehead's account
of the continuity and
identity of the
human self is satisfactory.
The ultimate spiritual
question is, is
human being with his / her awakening to self -
identity and personhood an accident in the evolutionary process and earth's history or is it really the result
of the working
of some purposive cosmic force, God or whatever?
BY PAUL SCHINDLER Advocates for transgender rights hit back hard on Friday after the State Senate's Republican leader raised
questions about the propriety
of Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent announcement that New York will treat discrimination based on gender
identity and expression as discrimination based on sex and disability, areas already covered by the State
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«We were drawn to this collaboration because in spite
of the different environments, cultures, histories, climates and
identities of the two regions, we were asking the same kinds
of questions about
human capacities to address challenging climate conditions,» says lead author Margaret C. Nelson, President's Professor in Arizona State University's School of Human Evolution and Social Ch
human capacities to address challenging climate conditions,» says lead author Margaret C. Nelson, President's Professor in Arizona State University's School
of Human Evolution and Social Ch
Human Evolution and Social Change.
He discusses their application against an array
of questions concerning
human relations, cultural
identity, the machine / mind interface, and the future
of computer science.
That was a time when the
human genome project was first funded, and lots
of interesting
questions were in play, about free will, about our
identities and about control over data.
Lanthimos is keenly homed in on the sins
of the modern digital era, constantly
questioning whether an online culture
of over-sharing and carefully cultivated
identities is resulting in
humans automating themselves.
When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student «possessed,» as he wrote, «by the
question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life» into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for
human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.
These tales relate not only the variety
of identities in the GLBTQ community — gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer, and
questioning — but also the variety
of experiences
of being
human: love, regret, betrayal, discovery.
From Frictional Games, creators
of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA is a sci - fi horror game that
questions our concepts
of identity, consciousness, and what it means to be
human.
Exemplifying avant - garde artistic practices
of the era, his works reflect his interest in cognitive psychology,
identity construction and existential
questions of human existence.
Paul Virilio While the world has reached a critical moment in its history, where the environment conditions what
humans do and what they will become, the exhibition Native Land, Stop Eject proposes a reflection on the notions
of being rooted and uprooted, as well as related
questions of identity.
Emerging from the infamous «Kowalski Studio» at the Warsaw Academy
of Fine Arts, Althamer continues to investigate the intricacies
of human relationships and
question the limits and deeper meaning
of individual and social
identity.
She tackles the big
questions surrounding:
identity in a time
of mass, overpowering consumerism; privacy in an era
of surveillance; the interfacing
of humans and machines; the relationship between real and virtual worlds; and new bio-ethics surrounding practices such as growing parts
of the
human body from DNA samples.
The interplay
of a variety
of questions such as gender stereotypes,
identity, and understanding
of the
human body were all reflected and presented in the traditional drawing technique.
Mickalene Thomas» work (the large painting covered in rhinestones)
questions not only the role
of the
human body in art, but also race and intersecting
identities.
He
questions the meaning
of cultural and national definitions and he asks what constitutes our collective contemporary
identity today while condemning the excess
of destruction due to the
humans excess violence against the Earth.
She tackles the big
questions surrounding:
identity in a time
of consumerism; privacy in a era
of surveillance; the interfacing
of humans and machines; the relationship between real and virtual worlds; and growing parts
of the
human body from DNA samples.
Greece, brings together works by both well - known and rarely seen artists who address
questions of identity, desire and
human vulnerability.
His work
questions how the nature
of human identity is established in relation to objects and space.
Rosenberg saw the artist's task as a heroic exploration
of the most profound issues
of personal
identity and experience in relation to the large
questions of the
human condition.
Humans, by nature, are faced with
questions of self, and many
of us spend our lives constructing our
identities, changing them as we grow, as we experience life.
In honor
of National Women's History Month, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) spotlights five stellar women artists whose potent work and individual practices celebrate womanhood and female autonomy, call into
question responses to gender parity, and transcend traditional conceptions
of gender
identity to address broader issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, and tolerance for all
humans.
Openly addressing the all - too -
human questions of sexual development, sexual desire, and the nature
of the adolescent's developing sexual
identity are critical.