What defines being human?

Answer 1

Ah the meaning of life. There are more than one answer.

On the surface, a human is composed of certain, common, garden variety elements in basic sequences. But this is true of most life.

Humans are very different genetically from other creatures, resulting in different characteristics, but the fun does not stop there.

On the philosophy level, the thing that most philosophers believes defines us is our thought. We have the capacity to think about just what does make us human, therefore we must be human. Basically, "I think, therefore, I am."

But there is no easy definition, and I encourage you to find your own definition.

Answer 2

hu·manhu-man: /ˈhyumən or, often, ˈyu‐/ [hyoo-muhn or, often, yoo‐]

--adjective1.of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.

2.consisting of people: the human race.

3.of or pertaining to the social aspect of people: human affairs.

4.sympathetic; humane: a warmly human understanding.

--noun5.a human being.