Human

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Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct)

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Homo sapiens sapiens

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:For other uses, see Human (disambiguation).

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Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. Biologically, humans are classified as the species Homo sapiens (Latin for "wise man" or "clever human"): a bipedal primate belonging to the superfamily of Hominoidea, with all of the other apes: chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons.

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Humans have an erect body carriage that frees the upper limbs for manipulating objects, a highly developed brain and consequent capacity for abstract reasoning, speech, language, and introspection. Current evidence indicates that bipedal locomotion appeared during human evolution before the large human brain. The origins of bipedal locomotion during human evolution and its role in human brain evolution are topics of on-going research.

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The human mind has several distinct attributes. It is responsible for the complexity of human behaviour, especially language. Curiosity and observation have led to a variety of explanations for consciousness and the relation between mind and body. Psychology, especially neuropsychology, attempts to study them from the scientific point of view. Religious perspectives generally emphasise a soul, qi or atman as the essence of being, and are often characterised by the belief in and worship of God, gods or spirits. Philosophy, especially philosophy of mind, attempts to fathom the depths of each of these perspectives. Art, music and literature are often used in expressing these concepts and feelings.

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Humans are inherently social. Humans create complex social structures composed of many co-operating and competing groups. These range from nations and states down to families, and also from the community to the self. Seeking to understand and manipulate the world around them has led to the development of technology and science as a social, rather than an individual, enterprise. These institutions have given rise to shared artefacts, beliefs, myths, rituals, values, and social norms which form the group's culture.

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Biological: REDIRECT Biology...

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Species: In biology, the most commonly used definition of species was first coined by Ernst Mayr. Species are "groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations which are reproductively isolated from other such groups" (however, see other definitions of species below)....

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