*as* animals (of a kind) and pointed out ways in which we differ from *other* animals morally. ->
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To claim we are *different* from other animals (we are) is in no way to infer that we aren't animals
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I can literally think of no major philosophical thinker who was willing to claim we weren't animals.
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But very many who divided the spiritual from the bestial. Augustine springs to mind. Sapientia & scientia
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It depends what you mean. "The spiritual" very particularly defined *is* our specific difference.
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I'd say brains were. Yes. And consistently see a need to mortify the flesh & strengthen the spirit.
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No one today or in the past is referring to "brains" when they speak of "the spirit". The...
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No. Often ppl thought the heart was where spiritual experiences happened. Neuroscience is new.
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Um, sort of. But most recognized that the body was *necessary* for human thought as lived.
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But corrupt. To be overcome. See saint's lives particularly.Virgins, barely ate or slept &this was supremely spiritual
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But we've diverged a lot from the main point which was actually a lot simpler.A squeamishness abt most basic functions
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which are spoken of in terms of bestiality - lowering to basest nature.
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