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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Human Uniqueness"”.
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Creation in the Image of God: Human Uniqueness From the Akan Religious Anthropology to the Renewal of Christian Anthropology
… belief, based on the bible, is that "God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them" (Gen. 1: 27). This dissertation explores the Akan understanding of the human person to shed further light on creation of human beings in the image of God …
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From omega to alpha: A critical analysis of theistic evolution in the theology of Ted Peters
… 4) emergence through evolution in relation to human uniqueness.
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The legend of gesture : mapping humans’ use and understanding of hominid gestures
In the search for human uniqueness, language stands out due to its seemingly infinite flexibility that underpins our ability for complex social interactions and large-scale cooperation. Yet, if language is such an adaptive trait, why is it unique to our species? One prominent theory suggests that …
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Common minds, uncommon thoughts: a philosophical anthropological investigation of uniquely human creative behavior, with an emphasis on artistic ability, religious reflection, and scientific study
… and evolutionary approach to the question of why humans, but not other animals engage in such activities. Through an application of cognitive and evolutionary perspectives to the study of these behaviors, I have sought to provide a more solid footing for philosophical anthropological discussions …
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"Let Us Make 'adam": An Edenic Model of Personal Ontology
<p>Personal ontology studies human constitution and human nature, an increasingly debated topic in Christian theology. Historically, the most prominent models of personal ontology in Christian theology have been substance dualist models. More recently, physicalist models have offered prominent …
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Continuity as Crisis: Two Traditions of Theorizing about Animal Minds
… remain largely resistant to attributing humanlike capacities to non-human animals, particularly great apes, for reasons that are not based on compelling empirical or theoretical grounds. Mental faculties such as reason, agency, and theory of mind are widely seen as differing in kind from …