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“BEING HUMAN”

Date(s)
March 16, 2022
Location
Online
Time
10:00 - 12:15
Price
Free
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The theme of this year’s conference is “Being Human” with our experts considering the issues of “Who Is Human and Why Does it Matter?”,  “The Animist’s Guide to Being Human” and “Who are the Humans in ‘Humanitarianism’?”

Full Conference Programme:

10:00:   Welcome and Introduction
              Professor Muiris MacCarthaigh
 
 
10:15:    Who Is Human and Why Does it Matter?
 
Dr Roger Clarke (Philosophy)

What’s the difference between humans and things that aren’t humans? Philosophers sometimes address questions like this by looking at borderline cases. Could a robot or a cyborg or a Neanderthal be human? And if they aren’t human, what difference does that make? Is it morally significant whether a creature belongs to Homo sapiens or to some other species?

 

10:45     The Animist’s Guide to Being Human
 
Dr John Knight (Anthropology)

Animists believe that non-human parts of the world (animals, plants, mountains etc.) have souls or spirits and that an integral part of human existence is maintaining relationships of give-and-take with these spirit-persons. We shall examine how the animist’s version of ‘being human’ works.

11:15     Comfort Break

 

11:25     Who are the Humans in ‘Humanitarianism’?
 
Dr Raluca Roman (Anthropology)

What does ‘humanitarian’ mean? By exploring just who the ‘humans’ are behind humanitarian projects, we will look at the social, economic and moral implications of humanitarian aid, along with the relationship between aid ‘givers’ and aid ‘receivers’.

11:55     Q&A

12:15     Close

 

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