ihmisä
Ihmisä is a neologism used in speculative Finnish-language discussions to denote the universal essence of humanity. In this sense, it refers to a core set of traits that are argued to be shared across cultures and epochs, including self-awareness, language or symbolic communication, sociality, moral reasoning, and creative capacity. As a conceptual tool, ihmisä aims to capture what some writers and philosophers take to be the fundamental nature of human beings beyond outward differences.
Etymology and scope: The term is derived from Finnish ihminen "human" with the suffix -sä to form
History and usage: The concept has appeared in modern speculative literature and theoretical discussions about universals
Criticism and alternatives: Critics warn against essentialism and cultural reductionism, noting that human experience is shaped
See also and note: See also humanness, universals in anthropology, essentialism. This article describes a fictional