1 All about us
Over time, the idea of ‘being human’ has surely meant – and will continue to mean – many things. There has never been just one answer. But one thing it ought to involve today is the ability to recognise that the question itself is a problem.
We humans are very self-focused. We tend to think that being human is somehow special and important, so we ask about that, instead of asking what it means to be an elephant, or a pig, or a bird. This failure of curiosity is part of a large ethical
