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Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire
Last I checked, that which made me human was my ability to walk upright on two legs, use my hands to grip and hold onto tools, my ability to communicate orally, and my sentience. Philosophies have nothing to do with what make us human; they have everything to do with defining our personal values, ethics, morals -- our individual identities.
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I'll use this post as a general response.
This first part is what makes you an animal. What makes you a rational being is your ability to ask "what we need to love," "why we need to love," etc...
There is no "philosophies." There is philosophy, the love and desire for knowledge.
When I say "democratic egalitarianism" what I am really referring to is symbolized by the final sentence of your post. That is, this rather modern notion that there is no truth to be uncovered about humanity. Rather, the modern view is that we are all atomized, individualistic, utilitarian-maximizing semi-mechanical beings. This is what the entire modern notion of liberal rights is based upon.
I wholesomely reject this for reasons I am still trying to figure out.