![]() Whether women are the equals of men has been endlessly debated whether they have souls has been a moot point but can it be too much to ask representatives, and ask - Is there not one among you then who will introduce such a motion? There would then be at least an equal interdict on wanton barbarity to cat, dog, or woman… ![]() The book opens with a letter penned in 1872 by an anonymous author identified simply as “An Earnest Englishwoman,” a letter titled “Are Women Animals?” by the newspaper editor who printed it: That is exactly what Joanna Bourke (of Fear: A Cultural History fame) explores in What It Means to Be Human: Historical Reflections from the 1800s to the Present ( public library.ĭecades before women sought liberation in the bicycle or their biceps, a more rudimentary liberation was at stake. ![]() ![]() But the question at its heart is among the most fundamental inquiries of existence, one that has puzzled, tormented, and inspired humanity for centuries. Last year, we explored what it means to be human from the perspectives of three different disciplines - philosophy, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology - and that omnibus went on to become one of the most-read articles in Brain Pickings history. ![]()
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