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Old 05-25-2008, 06:50 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The essence of us

I was reading the excellent thread What is Philosophy and saw this post by willravel:
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Simply put, philosophy is assigning meaning or purpose to things.
and I thought, "The essence of a human being is, meaning, assigning meaning." That and opposable thumbs.

What are your thoughts on the essence of a human being?
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