Positing a unitary ‘human’ as a starting point is a theological residue

Evidence

But if all that is true, it has a philosophical con- sequence: there are no given starting points, no Archimedian points or indubit- able concepts, or privileged methods. The only basing point we have is the historically varying nature of human purposes. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 348 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Decentering the subject displaces humanity from the origin of meaning; No privileged starting point exists save historically varying human purposes — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 348; A purely theological movement had reactionary social effects in practice.

Related

• No privileged starting point exists save historically varying human purposes (similarity 0.88)
• The human is a historical point of arrival, not a given starting point. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• No privileged starting point exists save historically varying human purposes #corroborates (0.90) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 348