Aristotle referred to humans as the “state-building animal.” Other names our species has proposed for itself, in various writings: Homo absconditus: “man the inscrutable” Homo adorans: “worshipping man” Homo aestheticus: “aesthetic man” Homo amans: “loving man” Homo animalis: “man with a soul” Homo avarus: “man the greedy” Homo creator: “creator man” Homo demens: “mad man” (the only creature with irrational delusions) Homo discens: “learning man” Homo domesticus: “domestic man” (because he builds his environment) Homo duplex: “double man” (because of his animal and social tendencies) Homo economicus: “economic man” Homo educandus: “to be educated” (we require education to reach maturity)...