The Question of an Answer: What is is to be human?

The body is socially constructed; and in this paper we explore the various and ever- changing constructions of the body, and thus of the embodied self......The one word, body, may therefore signify very different realities and perceptions of reality.....(Synnot 1992, 43)         It has been said that in order to understand life and society, we as people must first understand ourselves. Who are we as a people? Who are we as individuals? Who are we as …

…is born 'into' a life, but works to create one.         Whatever the human may be comprised of, it is no doubt that it is a difficult question to answer. Different people believe different things. I am in no way to make the decision that tells specifically what the human is, but perhaps neither is anyone else. Maybe the important thing is that we answer the question individually, each coming to our own beliefs and understandings.