re: human nature

Thu, 9 May 1996 16:48:33 -0500 (CDT)
Andrew W. Austin (aaustin@mtsu.edu)

If it is natural then it is not human. If it is animal nature then it is
not human nature. The "nature" of humans is social. "Human" is unique. It
is what we DO NOT share with other animals. It is what we DO NOT hold in
common with other life on earth. How is pointing out the animal parts of
my constitution providing support for the human part of us? We are like
animals. So? We are, in fact, animals. I believe that my assertions of
fact, such as we are physical and we are social, are on far more solid
empirical ground than your theory of intrinsic human nature. You were the
one who asserted the facticity of only tentative things, not me.

Well, I have beat this horse to death. I will try to refrain from posting
on this thread.

Great discussion, however.

Andy