Person
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Person
A person is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and consequently what makes a person count as a person differ widely among cultures and contexts.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The term person comes from the Latin word persona, which originally referred to a theatrical mask worn by performers in order to either project different roles or disguise their identities.
Concepts of Personhood[edit | edit source]
Different cultures and legal systems have different definitions and concepts of personhood. In many societies, a person is an individual human. However, personhood can sometimes be attributed to non-human entities, like animals or artificial intelligence.
Legal Personhood[edit | edit source]
In law, a legal person is any entity that can bear legal rights and obligations. This can include natural persons (human beings), as well as corporate persons (corporations or companies).
Philosophical Personhood[edit | edit source]
In philosophy, the concept of personhood is about the unique characteristics that make a being count as a person. This can involve questions of consciousness, morality, and rationality.
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