Management Team Mesoblast has a highly experienced management team made up of individuals who have held senior positions in international pharmaceutical and. | February 16, 2021
In a time of division, remember what makes us human Print this article
What makes us distinctly human? It is a question that has been discussed and debated for millennia.
We are all animals in a sense, of course, though human beings aspire higher. But when you turn to current events or the heated threads of social media, our behavior reflects more of an animal nature. People have forgotten all we have in common and what we are capable of achieving together.
Instead, we have retreated into personal silos, blocking out opinions that make us uncomfortable and even bullying those we don’t like or who are different. At our worst, we shoot into crowds, loot stores, and storm the U.S. Capitol. We should be better than this.
A renowned Scottish philosopher has told an audience of experts gathered in London for a pro-family conference that “the term ‘progressive consensus’ has become a bullying term, it’s become a cover for intimidation.” Professor John Haldane, of the University of St Andrews and Baylor University, Texas, made the comments at this year’s Family Education Trust annual conference in central London, during his lecture on “The philosophical foundations of the family.” The day brought together bioethicists, lawyers, academics, medical experts, and campaigners, to hear Professor Haldane and Professor Kathryn Ecclestone of the University of Sheffield UK, who spoke on “Mindfulness and the continuing rise of ‘therapeutic education.”