Leon Kass. Human Exceptionalism

Leon Kass on What Makes Humans Special

by Wesley J. Smith

Leon Kass’s piece in Commentary, about which I posted earlier, also contains some very good prose about a philosophical approach to human exceptionalism. He writes:It is indubitably clear, even to atheists, that we human beings have them [attributes of God in biblical religion such as . . . . Continue Reading »

Leon Kass in Support of Human Exceptionalism as Necessary to Proper Pursuit of Science

by Wesley J. Smith

I believe Leon Kass to be one of our most profound and wise public intellectuals. He comes through again in the current edition of Commentary magazine (no link available) in an article entitled “Science, Religion, and the Human Future.” Much about which he writes—the tension . . . . Continue Reading »