The concept of personhood (who is a person within a society) is the fundamental component of any selective concept of people. A distinction is maintained in philosophy and law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a rational agent (see, for example, John Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding II 27 and Immanuel Kant's Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals). Central issues of interest to people are the understanding of the human condition and the meaning of life, and survival. Religion, philosophy, and science show or represent modes and aspects of inquiry which attempt to investigate and understand the nature, behavior, and purpose of people. Sociology, economics, and politics represent modes by which people investigate how to maximize a collective survival strategy.

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The FBI has arrested 14 . people. , including attorneys and Wall Street professionals, as part of an ongoing $25 million insider trading case. According to several.

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It's only news because the Muslim was in the US Army and the suicide* mission occurred in Texas. The mainstream media like the New York Times doesn't mention in its story about the guy being Muslim. God forbid that . people. ...

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Answers to the question, Why Do The Good Looking . People. Get All The Attention? Answers to Questions from . People. Who Know at Ask Experience Project.

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    Professor at the California Institute of Technology, U.S, specializes in control and dynamical systems. Includes course notes and publications.
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    Professor at the Rockefeller University, U.S., who pioneered the bifurcations theory and for whom the Feigenbaum tree is named. Includes research areas and publications.
  • James A. YorkeJames A. Yorke
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    Professor of mathematics and physics at the University of Maryland, U.S., known to the general public for coining the mathematical term of chaos in 1975. Includes publications and contact information.
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Fri Nov 6 13:04:32 2009

Why are there evil people in the world? What causes people to commit evil crimes?
Q. I am writing a journalism piece for my high school newspaper and want to see what people around the world think of criminals who kill for no reason, people who rape for no reason, and people who abuse their children for no reason. What causes these people to hurt others?
Asked by Cie - Wed Feb 27 17:23:21 2008 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well.. each one differs from the other, who doesn't agree at this?! No one. But what makes them different, as in good and bad? This is what you're probably looking at for your journal, except you're referencing to 'evil in human'. Philosophy and Theology once had a debate about the cause of evil in the world like hypothesizing whether it s a metaphysical nature (which competes with goodness) or because of the free will of humankind; simply free will vs. determinism. Many religious beliefs also state that it s because of a devil and his fault; uhh.. Hellooo, is it God s fault then for creating the devil?! All these kinds of debates are boundless, and are based on opinions, like that s what philosophy is, ri? But think about this … [cont.]
Answered by Captain DK - Wed Feb 27 17:31:15 2008

How do the people that live in Varansi and drink water from the Ganges and bathe in it stay alive?
Q. The Ganges is a literal sewer. It is completely black and septic. Every 7 kms there are 30 sewers pumping waste into it, and people dumb thousands of dead people, cattle, and dogs in it daily. People bathe in it, drink the water, go to the toilet in it and cook with the water! How are they not dead? And what about the people who fish the dead human carcasses from the river and eat them for religious purposes? How do they stay alive?
Asked by Sweet_P - Thu Mar 12 06:50:53 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Dear miss Sweet, the Scientists took a sample near the sewer opening and found the water "unfit for drinking" then he tested the water about 100 meters further and stated it " absolutely fit for drinking" That's my mother GANGA" and please don't call it a sewer, it hurts.
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What do people eat for a Halloween dinner ?
Q. What do people eat for Halloween ? Other than candy ? Give me a specific list of foods, please. Be ironic... In other words, people have a tendency to eat baked or fried chicken, on a Sunday. So what do people eat on Halloween, other than candy ? What is the typical dinner for that holiday? Best answer wins.
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A. Whatever they like.
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Sat Nov 7 02:14:32 2009

Quotes about people

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  • Human: a minor bipedal life form extant on a squalid little planet named Earth, in a backwater little-known galaxy; they are also known as 'Earthlings'. Humans are characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-entitlement, display a collective form of narcissistic personality disorder, and are generally regarded as the rednecks of the universe. Their problems appear to stem from a disingenuous form of business transaction they call 'land ownership.'
  • A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it.
  • Show me a man or a woman alone and I'll show you a saint. Give me two and they'll fall in love. Give me three and they'll invent the charming thing we call 'society'. Give me four and they'll build a pyramid. Give me five and they'll make one an outcast. Give me six and they'll reinvent prejudice. Give me seven and in seven years they'll reinvent warfare. Man may have been made in the image of God, but human society was made in the image of His opposite number, and is always trying to get back home.
    • Glen Bateman, The Stand (C&U), 3rd paragraph of Chapter 42, by Stephen King
  • I judge people by what they might be,—not are, nor will be.
  • The people will live on. The learning and blundering people will live on.
    • Carl Sandburg (1878–1967), American poet. The People, Yes (1936)

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  • Ordinary people are as common as grass, but good people are dearer than the eye.