书目名称 | On the Uniqueness of Humankind |
编辑 | Hans-Rainer Duncker,Kathrin Prieß,Friederike Wütsc |
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概述 | Documents approaches in the theoretical and practical concept of the "Sonderstellung" against the background of present day knowledge in biosciences.Includes supplementary material: |
丛书名称 | Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment |
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描述 | .Biological and philosophical anthropologies of the 20.th. century keep emphasising the "Sonderstellung" of humans among the realm of living beings. However, it is not clear how this particular role should be characterised, how it should be reconciled with biological findings, and which theoretical and practical conclusions should be drawn from it. Partly in opposition to these anthropological views on humankind biological disciplines underline the extensive similarities and common characteristics between humans and other species. Apparently, these biological findings concur with the criticism of anthropocentrism, which is expressed in Western philosophy of nature and by ethicists. To discuss these issues the Europäische Akademie organized the conference "The Uniqueness of Humankind – Über die Sonderstellung des Menschen". The proceedings of the conference documented in this volume approached the theoretical and practical concept of the "Sonderstellung" against the background of present day knowledge in biosciences. Furthermore, by interdisciplinary efforts, an attempt was made to clarify those conceptual problems that arise with the idea of the uniqueness of humankind. The present |
出版日期 | Book 2005 |
关键词 | Anthropologie; Natur; Social Structure; The Human; anthropology; evolution |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/b138711 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-642-42144-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-540-27171-0Series ISSN 1860-4803 Series E-ISSN 1860-4811 |
issn_series | 1860-4803 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005 |