What separates humans from animals?

This position holds that nothing fundamentally separates humans from other animals. It argues that humans are simply animals that happen to be more intelligent, the product of evolution — sharing far more important attributes with other species than the dividing lines we like to draw suggest.

This position holds that it is the human mind that sets us apart from other animals. It points to humans' unique mental capabilities — among them the cumulative transmission of skills across generations, and humanity's distinctive relationship with sex — as the dividing line.

This position holds that it is behaviour that sets humans apart from other animals. It points to distinctively human conduct — our sophisticated communication abilities and the complexity of our emotional responses — as the real dividing line between us and other species.