Fabricar humanidad, by José

Humanity has a long the years evolved through a process called evolution. Humans are the specie that seems to have evolved into a more complex specie, in comparison with other animal in the world. But as Savater says we are the only specie which need to live a process to become humans, he thinks that we are born as a being lack of humanity and that to reach the name of humans we need to be in touch with society which helps us to reborn as useful human beings of the society.

Savater gives the example of children who had to grow up with animals, who we not able to develop inner characteristics that we as humans beings share, because of the lack of humans and the society itself to teach a language, a culture, a proper way to see the world as a community. Based on this example, Savater concludes that we are the only animals which are born twice, first as animals and second as humans. In this way, education has a very important role in the society as a factory of humans, where we learn not only knowledge, but also where we socialize with others and learn polite ways to use in the society.

We are also required to acquire the necessary abilities to govern others as active participants of a society where inevitable we will have to govern and be governed, to persuade and to recognize when we have to be persuaded by other’s ideas; because finally, ideas are those we must debate, and let the best ones succeed.