What Does It Mean to Be Human?
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THE BIG IDEAS What Does It Mean to Be Human? Don’t Ask We don’t see the problem with our self-importance because our narcissism is so complete. photo ©Melissa Golden for The New York Times Over time, the idea of “being human” has surely meant — and will continue to mean — many things. There is and has never been just one answer. But surely one thing it ought to involve today is the ability to recognize that the question itself is a problem. New York Times By Martha C. Nussbaum Ms. Nussbaum is a philosopher. Aug. 20, 2018