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Being vs Posthuman - What's the difference?

being | posthuman |

As nouns the difference between being and posthuman

is that being is a living creature while posthuman is a supposed being of this kind.

As a verb being

is .

As a conjunction being

is (obsolete) given that; since.

As an adjective posthuman is

succeeding human beings as presently defined; more than, or beyond, what is human.

being

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A living creature.
  • The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being .
  • (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
  • (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
  • (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
    • (Wright)
  • * Steele
    • It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.

    Derived terms

    * beingdom * beingful * beinghood * beingless * beingness * (noun ) human being

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • (obsolete) Given that; since.
  • *, New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
    • ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].

    Derived terms

    * being that

    References

    * * * *

    See also

    * am * are * is * art * be * been * beest * was * wast * were * wert

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    posthuman

    English

    Alternative forms

    * post-human

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Succeeding human beings as presently defined; more than, or beyond, what is human.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A supposed being of this kind.