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'''Humans''', or '''human beings''', are classified by biologists as '''''homo sapiens''''', from the [[Latin]] ''homo'' meaning "man", and ''sapiens'' meaning "wise",<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Homo+sapiens&searchmode=term Online Etymology Dictionary]</ref>. Modern humans are more specifically classified as homo sapiens sapiens.

'''Humans''', or '''human beings''', are classified by biologists as '''''homo sapiens''''', from the [[Latin]] ''homo'' meaning "man", and ''sapiens'' meaning "wise",<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Homo+sapiens&searchmode=term Online Etymology Dictionary]</ref>. Modern humans are more specifically classified as homo sapiens sapiens.

Humans are characterized by a highly developed [[brain]] capable of abstract reasoning, l[[anguage]], and introspection. This mental capability, combined with a body suitable for standing erect such that their upper limbs are free to manipulating objects, allows humans to make far greater use of tools than any other species.

Humans are characterized by a highly developed [[brain]] capable of abstract reasoning, [[language]], and introspection. This mental capability, combined with a body suitable for standing erect such that their upper limbs are free to manipulating objects, allows humans to make far greater use of tools than any other species.

The design of the [[larynx]] gives a physiological capacity for speech.  Consciousness is of unknown source; speculations include being an emergent property of a complex brain and the mind existing independently of the body.

The design of the [[larynx]] gives a physiological capacity for speech.  Consciousness is of unknown source; speculations include being an emergent property of a complex brain and the mind existing independently of the body.