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A full understanding of a human person, it is often said, would tell us how she is like every other person, how she is like some other people, and how she is like no other person. This book is focused entirely on how each of us is like every other person-by virtue of our shared human identity.Today we celebrate many particular racial, ethnic, sexual, ideological, and religious identities; we are suspicious of allegedly universal identities. Yet, in a world of particular identities we need, more than ever, to be reminded of our common human identity. For even though the affirmation of particular identities often promotes healthy self-respect, affirming these identities also creates a great deal of conflict, setting Jew against Arab, white against black, woman against man, Christian against Muslim, straight against gay. If the affirmation of particular identities is to lead to a world of greater tolerance, justice, and harmony, then we must learn also to affirm our common humanity.To claim a unique and important human identity is widely regarded as an arbitrary preference for our own species. Should not we honor intelligence and altruism in whatever animal they appear? What is so spe

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press

Published

2020

Language

EN