Natural Human Philosophy: A philosophical system about human beings based on the paradigm of natural science
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July 14, 2023
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This paper introduces the main contents and characteristics of natural human philosophy proposed by Yuan Xihao and Yuan Haidan, analyzes its significance and value in solving human philosophical problems and coping with global crises, and discusses its influence and enlightenment on the logical starting point of social sciences and humanities. Natural human philosophy is a philosophical system about human beings based on the natural science paradigm, which establishes a systematic and scientific philosophical framework about human beings based on the three cornerstones of human transgression, the third nature of Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, thereby answering the ultimate question of human philosophy under the natural science paradigm, that is, who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? What should we do? What can we hope for? Wait a minute. Natural human philosophy has global attributes, is not limited by national, ethnic, cultural, religious and other factors, can provide a common philosophical foundation for all mankind, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. Natural human philosophy is also innovative and developing, constantly absorbing and borrowing from the latest achievements in natural science and other fields, constantly criticizing and improving its own theories and methods, and constantly exploring and deepening the exploration and solution of human problems. Natural human philosophy has an important influence and enlightenment on social sciences and humanities, which provides a scientific logical starting point for these disciplines, that is, the understanding of human nature, ability, needs, goals, values, etc. with the third nature of Homo sapiens as the core, so that these disciplines can better conform to objective facts and better serve human society.
## Keywords
natural human philosophy; Homo sapiens third nature; Crossed; Cultural Cloud; Natural science paradigm
## Body
### I. Introduction
Philosophy is a science that explores the most fundamental, universal and important questions, which involves human existence, cognition, behavior, and values. Philosophical problems are problems that are related to the times and transcend the times, problems that are related to culture and transcend cultures, and problems that are related to the individual and transcend the individual. Therefore, philosophy needs to be constantly combined with the development of the times, cultural changes, and individual experience, constantly updating and innovating, and constantly seeking deeper, broader, and more effective answers.
In today's world, we are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities, and we need a common vision that can guide us in responding to global crises, promoting global cooperation, achieving global development, ensuring global security and enhancing global well-being. This idea must have the property of truth, that is, it can correspond to objective facts and be shared by all rational observers. This concept must have a global character, that is, it can not be limited by national, ethnic, cultural, religious and other factors, and can provide a common philosophical basis for all mankind. This concept must be innovative and developing, that is, it can continuously absorb and learn from the latest achievements in natural science and other fields, be able to constantly criticize and improve its own theories and methods, and be able to constantly explore and deepen the exploration and solution of human problems.
So, does such a concept exist? Is it possible? If so, what is it? If it doesn't exist, how do we create it? These questions are philosophical in their own right, and they are questions that we need to answer. In this article, we will introduce a philosophical system that attempts to answer these questions, namely the philosophy of natural humans proposed by Yuan Xihao and Yuan Haidan. We will summarize the main contents and characteristics of natural human philosophy, analyze its significance and value in solving human philosophical problems and responding to global crises, and explore its influence and enlightenment on the logical starting point of social sciences and humanities.
### II, the main content of the philosophy of natural man
Natural human philosophy is a philosophical system about human beings based on the natural science paradigm, which establishes a systematic and scientific philosophical framework about human beings based on the three cornerstones of human transgression, the third nature of Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, thereby answering the ultimate question of human philosophy under the natural science paradigm, that is, who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? What should we do? What can we hope for? Wait a minute. Below we introduce these three cornerstones and this philosophical framework.
#### 2.1 Humans transgress the line
Yuan Xihao and Yuan Haidan believe that human beings and their societies are natural products, so it is natural to use natural science to discuss human philosophical issues. They looked for the basis for the study of human philosophical problems from the results of natural science, and found the first cornerstone: human transcendence.
Transgression is when Homo sapiens partially breaks through the control of ecosystems and genetic mechanisms, thereby gaining the potential ability to act arbitrarily under the laws of physics. Transgression is the most fundamental difference between Homo sapiens and other animals, and it is also the most important event in the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens.
There are two signs of crossing the line: the first sign is that Homo sapiens has partially broken the moderation of the ecosystem, that is, Homo sapiens began to control the ecosystem and is no longer controlled by the ecosystem. This process began about 6~70,000 years ago and ended 12,000 years ago. The second sign is that Homo sapiens has partially broken through the control of genetic mechanisms, that is, Homo sapiens began to control genetic mechanisms and is no longer controlled by genetic mechanisms. This process began about 12,000 years ago and continues to this day.
Transgression gives Homo sapiens a special ability: the potential ability to act arbitrarily under the laws of physics. This ability means that Homo sapiens can change itself and its environment through cultural innovation to achieve its desired goals. This ability also means that Homo sapiens can violate the rules originally prescribed by ecosystems and genetic mechanisms, with unpredictable consequences. This ability is both an advantage and a crisis for Homo sapiens.
Transgression is the starting point of human philosophical problems and the core of human philosophical problems. Transgression determines the nature, ability, needs, goals, values and other aspects of Homo sapiens, as well as the existence, cognition, behavior, and value of Homo sapiens. Transgression of the line has left Homo sapiens with a fundamental question: survival or destruction? This question requires Homo sapiens to make his own choice, and the choice is based on philosophy.
#### 2.2 The third nature of Homo sapiens
Yuan Xihao and Yuan Haidan believe that there is a main driving force behind the transgression, that is, the third nature of Homo sapiens. The third nature of Homo sapiens means that in addition to the two major natures of survival and reproduction that all living things have, Homo sapiens also has a third nature. This third nature is a series of special properties evolved from the Homo sapiens brain, which give Homo sapiens different psychological and behavioral characteristics from other animals. The third nature of Homo sapiens is the second cornerstone.
The third nature of Homo sapiens includes the following aspects:
- Homo sapiens' insatiable pursuit of everything, including its own survival and reproduction activities, which may always feel desired;
- Homo sapiens is always curious and inquisitive, thirsty for all wisdom, full of innovative drive;
- Homo sapiens is more controlled by secondary rewards, and even treats very abstract concepts such as ideology as rewards;
- Homo sapiens interprets and hypothesizes, establishes order, creates rules, improvises and interprets the "meaning" of actions based solely on perception;
- Homo sapiens has the ability to imitate, learn and teach;
- Homo sapiens has aesthetic and artistic pursuits;
- Homo sapiens covets virtual reality, can reason about invisible forces, builds concepts about undetectable things, can separate truth and virtual to adapt to different environments;
- Homo sapiens fantasizes about the future and uses montage to present new scenes;
- Multiple systems of the Homo sapiens brain are able to communicate with each other;
- Homo sapiens has modifiable value;
- Homo sapiens consciously reflects on and is even able to question and adjust automated homeostasis, setting socio-cultural homeostasis above the ideal range necessary for survival, and so on.
These properties are the conclusions of famous brain scientists through scientific experiments and observations, including: Gerald M. Edelman, Michael S. Gazzaniga, Antonio Damasio, Daniel Bor, Patricia Churchland, Vilayanur Ramachandran, David M. Eagleman, Stanislas Dehaene and many more.
The third nature of Homo sapiens, the existential nature of Homo sapiens, is the default premise of all psychology and the core of all philosophical questions. The third nature of Homo sapiens determines the way Homo sapiens knows, acts, values, etc. about himself and the world. The third nature of Homo sapiens also determines the way Homo sapiens interacts with the cultural cloud, thus influencing the history and future of Homo sapiens.
#### 2.3 Culture Cloud
Yuan Xihao and Yuan Haidan believe that the co-evolution of the third nature and culture of Homo sapiens is the main driving force for transboundary, and cultural cloud is the main result of transgression. The cultural cloud refers to all cultures in the history of mankind, including language, writing, art, religion, science, technology, politics, law, economy, society, and so on. The cultural cloud is the third cornerstone.
The cultural cloud is the most obvious difference between Homo sapiens and other animals, and the most important phenomenon in the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens. The cultural cloud is a concrete manifestation of Homo sapiens to change itself and the environment through cultural innovation, and it is also a concrete embodiment of Homo sapiens' potential ability to act arbitrarily under the laws of physics. The cultural cloud is the advantage of Homo sapiens, but also the crisis of Homo sapiens.
Culture Cloud has the following characteristics:
- The cultural cloud is created in the gene-culture co-evolution mechanism, which began about 80,000 years ago and continues to this day. The main driver of this mechanism is the third nature of Homo sapiens, not the cultural driving mechanism of more than two million years before.
- The cultural cloud is composed of countless cultural units, each with its own processes of transmission, replication, mutation, selection, etc. These processes are blind and have no pre-set goals or directions.
- The culture cloud is a dynamic, complex, diverse, and open system that constantly interacts with Homo sapiens and the environment, constantly generating new cultural units and new cultural combinations, constantly influencing Homo sapiens and the environment.
- Culture Cloud is a system with pros and cons, which can both help Homo sapiens adapt and improve the environment, and can also cause Homo sapiens to destroy and pollute the environment; It can both help Homo sapiens to enhance and secure well-being, and it can cause Homo sapiens to cause and suffer; It can both help Homo sapiens achieve and maintain order, and it can also cause Homo sapiens to initiate and participate in conflict.
The cultural cloud is the end point of human philosophical problems and the core of human philosophical problems. The cultural cloud determines the form, function, development and other aspects of Homo sapiens society, and also determines the existence, cognition, behavior and value of Homo sapiens society. The cultural cloud makes Homo sapiens face the most fundamental question: how to get along with the cultural cloud? This question requires Homo sapiens to make his own choice, and the choice is based on philosophy.
#### 2.4 The Philosophical Framework of the Third Nature
On the basis of the above three cornerstones, Yuan Xihao and Yuan Haidan established a systematic and scientific philosophical framework about human beings, that is, the philosophical framework of the third nature. This framework starts from the three major natures and three cornerstones of Homo sapiens, and judges that Homo sapiens is driven by the third nature and co-evolves with culture to cross the line; The three major natures of Homo sapiens, namely the survival nature, the reproductive nature, and the third nature, are manifested as the biological nature of Homo sapiens; The transgressed Homo sapiens manifests as a biological and cultural superposition, and each individual Homo sapiens manifests as a specific superposition under the action of its superposition, and the superposition state is a dynamic state; Superimposed human and cultural interactions create cultural cloud phenomena; The formation mechanism of the cultural cloud is a blind mechanism; Superimposed human and cultural cloud interactions become the driving force of history and form history; The main driving force behind the two cornerstones of human transgression and cultural cloud is the third nature of Homo sapiens.
In this framework, Yuan Xihao and Yuan Haidan answer the ultimate question of human philosophy under the paradigm of natural science, that is, who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? What should we do? What can we hope for? Wait a minute. Their answers mainly include the following aspects:
- Who are we? We are a creature with three natures, superposition and transgression, we are a creature that interacts with the cultural cloud, we are a consciousness, rationality, value, purpose, transcendence creature.
- Where do we come from? We are born from natural evolution, we evolved from animals, we evolved from transboundary and cultural co-evolution, we emerged from history.
- Where are we going? We are going to a place that guarantees our survival, reproduction and third nature needs, a place where we can live in harmony with the cultural cloud, a place where we can realize our values, goals and transcendence.
- What should we do? We should do things that are consistent with our three natures, superposition and transcendence, we should do things that are conducive to mutual promotion with the cultural cloud, and we should do things that are conducive to the realization of our values, goals and transcendence.
- What can we hope for? We can hope that a relatively stable and harmonious organic whole can be formed between the biosphere, the intelligent sphere, ourselves, our race, our species, and various superpowers, or at least to avoid the premature extinction of our Homo sapiens species in the normal species cycle. This hope is the most realistic and greatest transcendence.
### III, the meaning and value of natural human philosophy
As a philosophical system about human beings based on the paradigm of natural science, natural human philosophy has great significance and value. It not only provides a new perspective and method for solving human philosophical problems, but also provides a new concept and guidance for responding to global crises. Let's explain each of these two aspects separately.
#### 3.1 Solving problems in human philosophy
Natural human philosophy is based on natural science, with human transcendence, the third nature of Homo sapiens and cultural cloud as the cornerstone, the third nature philosophical framework as a tool, the attribute of truth as the standard, the global attribute as the goal, and innovation and development as the driving force, thus solving the problem of human philosophy. It has several advantages:
- It is a philosophical system that corresponds to objective facts, which is not imaginary or subjectively conjectured, but is constructed and tested on the basis of the results and observations of natural science. It can be confirmed or falsified by systematic observation and experimentation, thus ensuring its truthfulness.
- It is an unrestricted philosophical system, which does not depend on a certain country, nation, culture, religion, etc., but is applicable to all mankind. It can provide a common philosophical foundation for all mankind, thereby promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
- It is a constantly updated philosophical system, which is not fixed or dogmatic, but is constantly absorbed and borrowed with the latest achievements in the natural sciences and other fields. It also constantly criticizes and refines its own theories and methods, thus ensuring its innovation and development.
#### 3.2 Responding to global crises
As a philosophical system about human beings with truth attributes, global attributes, innovation and development, natural human philosophy also provides a new concept and guidance for responding to global crises. It has the following aspects:
- It provides a scientific analytical framework that can help us identify and understand the roots, nature, impacts, etc. of global crises. It argues that the root of the global crisis lies in Homo sapiens' potential ability to act arbitrarily under the laws of physics after crossing the boundary, which can bring both benefits and harm; The essence of the global crisis lies in the contradiction between Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, which can both promote progress and provoke conflict; The impact of the global crisis lies in the threat of Homo sapiens to the biosphere, the intelligent sphere, itself, populations, species, etc., which can both inspire reflection and lead to extinction.
- It provides a scientific value orientation that can help us identify and select goals, principles, standards, etc. to respond to global crises. It states that the goal of responding to the global crisis is to enable a sustainable organic whole from individual Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens populations, Homo sapiens species, superpowers, the Smart Sphere to the biosphere, or at least to avoid premature extinction of our Homo sapiens species during the normal species cycle; The principle of responding to the global crisis lies in following the rules determined by our three natures, superposition and transboundary ability, that is, rules that correspond to the needs of our survival, reproduction and third nature; The standard for responding to the global crisis is based on the definition of good and evil, that is, in line with the rules of the definition of good and evil set by us in the biosphere, the species of Homo sapiens, the survival and reproductive nature of Homo sapiens, the third nature of Homo sapiens, superpowers, the intelligent sphere, etc.
- It provides a scientific course of action that can help us develop and implement strategies, measures, methods and other aspects of responding to global crises. It states that the strategy to respond to the global crisis lies in harnessing our ability to interact with the cultural cloud, that is, harnessing our capacity for cultural innovation; The response to the global crisis lies in aligning our relationship with the cultural cloud, that is, adjusting our cultural choices and cultural mix; The way to respond to the global crisis lies in using the mechanisms that we interact with the cultural cloud, that is, by harnessing our cultural transmission and cultural variation.
### IV, the influence and enlightenment of natural human philosophy on the logical starting point of social sciences and humanities
As a philosophical system about human beings based on the paradigm of natural science, natural human philosophy also has important influences and enlightenment on social sciences and humanities. It provides a scientific logical starting point for these disciplines, that is, the understanding of human nature, ability, needs, goals, values, etc. with the third nature of Homo sapiens as the core, so that these disciplines can better conform to objective facts and better serve human society. Let's explain each of these two aspects separately.
#### 4.1 Consistent with objective facts
Natural human philosophy is based on natural science, with the third nature of Homo sapiens as the core, and the attribute of truth as the standard, so that its understanding of human nature, ability, needs, goals, values and other aspects is in line with objective facts. This understanding can help the social sciences and humanities avoid the following mistakes:
- Ignoring or denying the existence and role of the third nature of Homo sapiens, simply reducing Homo sapiens to creatures determined by the two major natures of survival and reproduction, thereby ignoring or denying the potential ability of Homo sapiens to act arbitrarily under the laws of physics after crossing the boundary, ignoring or denying the complex interaction between Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, and ignoring or denying the particularity of Homo sapiens' way of understanding, behavior, and value of themselves and the world.
- Overemphasizing or exaggerating the existence and role of the third nature of Homo sapiens, completely reducing Homo sapiens to creatures determined by the third nature, thereby overemphasizing or exaggerating the potential ability of Homo sapiens to act arbitrarily under the laws of physics after crossing the boundary, overemphasizing or exaggerating the active control between Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, and overemphasizing or exaggerating the freedom of Homo sapiens in the way he knows, acts, and values himself and the world.
- Confuse or misinterpret the existence and role of the third nature of Homo sapiens, mistakenly attribute Homo sapiens to creatures determined by some specific factors, thereby confusing or misinterpreting Homo sapiens' potential ability to act arbitrarily under the laws of physics after crossing the boundary, confusing or misinterpreting the interaction between Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, confusing or misrepresenting the diversity of Homo sapiens in the way he knows, behaves, values and other aspects of himself and the world.
#### 4.2 Serving human society
Natural human philosophy is based on natural science, with the third nature of Homo sapiens as the core, and global attributes as the goal, so that its understanding of human nature, ability, needs, goals, values and other aspects serves human society. This recognition can help the social sciences and humanities achieve the following goals:
- To promote the harmony and progress of human society, through the understanding and respect of the third nature of Homo sapiens, through the analysis and regulation of the interaction between Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, through the clarification and realization of the values, goals and transcendence of Homo sapiens, so that human society can achieve coherence in diversity, cooperation in conflict and development in crisis.
- Promote the innovation and development of human society, through the stimulation and cultivation of the third nature of Homo sapiens, through the support and encouragement of innovation between Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, and through the renewal and expansion of the value, goal and transcendence of Homo sapiens, so that human society can achieve change in stability, breakthrough in tradition, and transcendence in limitation.
- To promote the well-being and safety of human society, through the satisfaction and protection of the third nature of Homo sapiens, through the maintenance and restoration of the balance between Homo sapiens and the cultural cloud, and through the conformity and guarantee of the values, goals and transcendence of Homo sapiens, so that human society can achieve fairness in interests, responsibilities in rights, and prevention in risks.
### V. Conclusion
This paper introduces the main contents and characteristics of natural human philosophy proposed by Yuan Xihao and Yuan Haidan, analyzes its significance and value in solving human philosophical problems and coping with global crises, and discusses its influence and enlightenment on the logical starting point of social sciences and humanities. Natural human philosophy is a philosophical system about human beings based on the natural science paradigm, which establishes a systematic and scientific philosophical framework about human beings based on human transcendence, the third nature of Homo sapiens and cultural clouds, thereby answering the ultimate question of human philosophy under the natural science paradigm. Natural human philosophy has the advantages of truth attribute, global attribute, innovation and development, which not only provides a new perspective and method for solving human philosophical problems, but also provides a new concept and guidance for responding to global crises. Natural human philosophy also provides a scientific logical starting point for social sciences and humanities, that is, the understanding of human nature, ability, needs, goals, values, etc., with the third nature of Homo sapiens as the core, so that these disciplines can better conform to objective facts and better serve human society.
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