human being
One of us
A human being is a member of the species Homo sapiens—a person, as distinct from other animals or from machines, corporations, and abstract entities.
The phrase often emphasizes the full dignity or vulnerability of personhood: Treat me like a human being.
In legal contexts, it distinguishes natural persons from legal fictions like corporations.
Study of right conduct
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- dignityInnate personal worth
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- responsibilityState of being answerable
free will · choice · virtue · morality · justice · compassion · accountability · integrity
Drawing logical conclusions
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
awareness · perception · understanding · wisdom · judgment · insight · logic · memory
State of eventual death
- deathCessation of life
- finiteHaving definite bounds
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
impermanence · fragile · vulnerable · aging · perishable · lifespan · birth · existence
Collective of connected people
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- kinshipState of being related
- familyRelated people together
friendship · empathy · communication · bonding · altruism · collaboration · tribe · belonging
ethics
Study of right conduct
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- dignityInnate personal worth
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
responsibility · free will · choice · virtue · morality · justice · compassion · accountability · integrity · empathy
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
thought · awareness · perception · understanding · wisdom · judgment · insight · logic · memory · imagination
mortality
State of eventual death
ephemeral · impermanence · fragile · vulnerable · aging · perishable · lifespan · birth · existence · fleeting
community
Collective of connected people
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- kinshipState of being related
family · friendship · empathy · communication · bonding · altruism · collaboration · tribe · belonging · compassion
civilization
Advanced organized human society
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
language · religion · rituals · mythology · art · music · folklore · beliefs · values · identity
primates
Order of higher mammals
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- vertebratesAnimals with internal skeletons
- bipedalHaving two feet
anatomy · genetics · evolution · organism · physiology · DNA · brain · body · flesh · blood
- humanitypeople, mankind, person, individual, mortal
- open compoundsice cream, hot dog, high school, post office, living room
- Legal Personslegal person, natural person, legal entity, corporation, LLC