Biological and philosophical anthropologies of the 20th 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 Europaische Akademie organized the conference "The
Uniqueness of Humankind Uber 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 volume partly takes up and
further develops topics that have been raised by volume 15, On
Human Nature, that was published in this series in 2002."
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