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Why human beings are not animals | Ann Furedi
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In this talk, Ann Furedi argues that Human civilization is built on the distinctiveness of our species—the awareness that we exist in time, with a past, present, and future, and that we are unique in our capacity for rationality, morality, and creativity. But this foundational understanding is being dismantled.
🔹 Posthumanism & Post-Anthropocentrism – The dominant academic and cultural narratives now deny human exceptionalism. They argue that human rationality is no more significant than a hare’s ability to run fast.
🔹 The Reversal of Human Privilege – We are no longer elevating animals to human standards (as in the Great Ape Project); instead, we are lowering ourselves to the level of animals. Books now teach us to embrace our animality, and even bestiality is being reframed as just another form of queering boundaries.
🔹 The End of the Human Narrative – Civilization has always depended on human consciousness, the ability to reflect, plan, and build for future generations. If we reject the idea that humans are special, we lose the foundation of civilization itself.
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