Social Connections and Well-Being: With Whom Do You Identify and Why?
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DOI: 10.1007/s12646-019-00506-1
Abstract: Feeling connected to others is a basic human need, but there are types of social connections that have yet to be examined in relation to one’s well-being. We hypothesized that identifying with people in one’s… read more here.
Keywords: connections well; well identify; humanity; social connections ... See more keywords
Surviving global risks through the preservation of humanity's data on the Moon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.02.042
Abstract: Abstract Many global catastrophic risks are threatening human civilization, and a number of ideas have been suggested for preventing or surviving them. However, if these interventions fail, society could preserve information about the human race… read more here.
Keywords: surviving global; information; moon; preservation ... See more keywords
The emergence of humanity’s self-awareness
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DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2016.08.002
Abstract: Abstract A fundamental difference between humans and other animals is that humans are highly self-aware while other complex animals are less so; and simple creatures like mosquitos are not self-aware at all. Some researchers believe… read more here.
Keywords: self awareness; self; humanity; self aware ... See more keywords
Space colonization remains the only long-term option for humanity: A reply to Torres
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DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2018.09.006
Abstract: Abstract Recent discussion of the alleged adverse consequences of space colonization by Phil Torres in this journal is critically assessed. While the concern for suffering risks (s-risks) should be part of any strategic discussion of… read more here.
Keywords: colonization remains; remains long; space colonization; humanity ... See more keywords
Humanism vs. competency: Traditional and contemporary models of education
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DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2017.1375757
Abstract: The roots of Western philosophy lie with the Greeks. Nevertheless, education and philosophy come to be in response to a universal human need – and the ideals toward which they aim are universal. The task… read more here.
Keywords: models education; philosophy; formation; humanity ... See more keywords
Optimistic Yet Disembodied: The Misguided Transhumanist Vision
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DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2018.1455274
Abstract: Dr. Hava Tirosh-Samuelson has demonstrated great knowledge of the elusive and broad notion of the transhumanist movement by discussing everything from cryonics to singularity. Her paper is so well-written that it is not always obvious… read more here.
Keywords: hava; perfection; transhumanist; paper ... See more keywords
Circling the drain: the extinction crisis and the future of humanity
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0378
Abstract: Humanity has triggered the sixth mass extinction episode since the beginning of the Phanerozoic. The complexity of this extinction crisis is centred on the intersection of two complex adaptive systems: human culture and ecosystem functioning,… read more here.
Keywords: drain extinction; crisis; extinction; extinction crisis ... See more keywords
Bringing humanity into view: action research with Qatar's ambulance service.
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DOI: 10.1108/jhom-10-2016-0208
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to argue for the widening of attention in healthcare improvement efforts, to include an awareness of the humanity of people who work in the sector and an appreciation… read more here.
Keywords: improvement; action research; research; humanity ... See more keywords
‘With or Without You’: Why Italy Should Incorporate Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide Into Its National Legal System
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DOI: 10.1163/15718123-bja10058
Abstract: By ratifying the Genocide Convention, Italy undertook an obligation to enact legislation ‘to provide effective penalties for persons guilty of genocide’. Accordingly, in 1967 the legislator incorporated the offences enumerated in the convention into the… read more here.
Keywords: italy incorporate; legal system; without italy; humanity ... See more keywords
The story of humanity and the challenge of posthumanity
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DOI: 10.1177/0952695118779519
Abstract: Today’s technological-scientific prospect of posthumanity simultaneously evokes and defies historical understanding. On the one hand, it implies a historical claim of an epochal transformation concerning posthumanity as a new era. On the other, by postulating… read more here.
Keywords: story humanity; story; history; humanity ... See more keywords
Assessing the Responsibility to Protect’s motivational capacity: The role of humanity
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DOI: 10.1177/1755088217748673
Abstract: While the concept of humanity is most often referred to as the moral source of the Responsibility to Protect’s motivational capacity, humanity’s normative status and value has continued to be left assumed and/or unexplored. Consequently,… read more here.
Keywords: responsibility protect; role; humanity; protect motivational ... See more keywords