Human exceptionalism refers to a belief that human beings have special status in nature based on their unique capacities. This belief is the grounding for some naturalistic concepts of human rights. Religious proponents of human exceptionalism base the belief on religious texts, such as the verse 1:26 in the Book of Genesis: Some secular proponents of human exceptionalism point to evidence of unusual rapid evolution of the brain and the emergence of "exceptional" aptitudes.

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  • Human exceptionalism refers to a belief that human beings have special status in nature based on their unique capacities. This belief is the grounding for some naturalistic concepts of human rights. Religious proponents of human exceptionalism base the belief on religious texts, such as the verse 1:26 in the Book of Genesis: Some secular proponents of human exceptionalism point to evidence of unusual rapid evolution of the brain and the emergence of "exceptional" aptitudes. As one commentator put it, "Over the course of human history, we have been successful in cultivating our faculties, shaping our development, and impacting upon the wider world in a deliberate fashion, quite distinct from evolutionary processes. Critics argue that human exceptionalism has contributed to anthropocentrism, speciesism, and bioconservatism at the expense of the natural environment, animal rights, and individual rights.
  • El excepcionalismo humano hace referencia a una creencia que los seres humanos tienen un estatus especial en la naturaleza, basado en sus capacidades únicas. Esta creencia es la fundación de varios conceptos naturalistas de los derechos humanos. Los proponentes religiosos del excepcionalismo humano basan la creencia en los libros sagrados, como el verso 1:26 en Génesis: Algunos proponentes seculares del excepcionalismo humano señalan la evidencia de evolución rápida no usual del cerebro y la emergenia de aptitudes "excepcionales". Como un comentarista expone, "Durante el curso de la historia humana, hemos tenido éxito en cultivar nuestras facultades, formar nuestro desarrollo y impresionar al mundo más amplio en una manera deliberada, bastante distinto de los procesos evolucionarios. Los críticos discuten que el excepcionalismo humano ha contribuido al antropocentrismo, el especismo y el bioconservatismo a expensas del medio ambiente, los derechos de los animales y los derechos individuales.
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  • Human exceptionalism refers to a belief that human beings have special status in nature based on their unique capacities. This belief is the grounding for some naturalistic concepts of human rights. Religious proponents of human exceptionalism base the belief on religious texts, such as the verse 1:26 in the Book of Genesis: Some secular proponents of human exceptionalism point to evidence of unusual rapid evolution of the brain and the emergence of "exceptional" aptitudes.
  • El excepcionalismo humano hace referencia a una creencia que los seres humanos tienen un estatus especial en la naturaleza, basado en sus capacidades únicas. Esta creencia es la fundación de varios conceptos naturalistas de los derechos humanos.
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  • Human exceptionalism
  • Excepcionalismo humano
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