About this episode

The episode explores the essence of humanity and the challenges posed by modern society that lead to feelings of disconnection and dehumanization.

What does it mean to be humane? And, conversely, what might it mean to be inhumane? Whilst there is no one way to be human, there are many shared qualities that encompass the human experience and that sit as the essence of what it is to be human; qualities that set us aside from other species. We are relational beings by nature, and have within us a quality drawn to connection. Yet there is a conflict within many areas of modernity which challenges this natural essence and fuels feelings of fear, disconnection whilst actively encouraging a sense of dehumanising - both of others and of ourselves. Driven by divisive political systems, media outlets and technological advancements, many areas of culture are actively encouraging a feeling of othering, with rigid control in areas such as education, healthcare, industry driven by fear conflicting with a sense of trust, dignity and wellbeing. So what does it mean to reclaim our humanity and how can we pay attention to what it is within us that makes us human and humane? In this episode we reference the following: All that we share (TV 2 advert) - Video Imagined otherness - why we dehumanise our political opponents - Dylan Walsh / Sameer…

Topics covered

• humanity
• connection
• dehumanization
• modernity
• politics
• wellbeing

Keywords

• humane
• inhumane
• human experience
• fear
• trust
• dignity
• wellbeing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ThoughtBox Education

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