25-670: The People may refer to: Legal jargon [ edit ] The People, term used to refer to the people in general, in legal documents " We the People of the United States", from the Preamble to the U. S. Constitution In philosophy, economics, and political science, the term "the people" may be invoked when discussing about the Common good Music [ edit ] People! ,
50-785: A newspaper, now known as the Sunday People , a British "red-top" Sunday-only newspaper, owned by Reach plc The People (1891) , the official English-language organ of the Socialist Labor Party of America from 1891 to 2008 The People , a daily newspaper in Kenya The People , or an-Nas , a sura (chapter) of the Qur'an The People's Daily , the biggest newspaper group in China See also [ edit ] People (disambiguation) The Crown
75-483: A person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self : both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people"
100-543: A rock band active mainly in the 1960s The People (EP) , an EP by The Music "The People" (song) , a single from rapper Common's 2007 album Finding Forever Popular culture [ edit ] The People , series of fantasy novelettes and short stories by Zenna Henderson, collected in Ingathering: The Complete People Stories The People (film) , a 1972 television film starring William Shatner, based on
125-473: A singular purpose in any moment, existing and operating with relative harmony. Primus defines people exclusively as their desires, whereby desires are states which are sought for arbitrary or nil purpose(s). Primus views that desires, by definition, are each sought as ends in and of themselves and are logically the most precious (valuable) states that one can conceive. Primus distinguishes states of desire (or 'want') from states which are sought instrumentally, as
150-699: A topic of international debate, and has been questioned during the abolition of slavery and the fight for women's rights , in debates about abortion , fetal rights , and in animal rights advocacy. Various debates have focused on questions about the personhood of different classes of entities. Historically, the personhood of women, and slaves has been a catalyst of social upheaval. In most societies today, postnatal humans are defined as persons. Likewise, certain legal entities such as corporations , sovereign states and other polities , or estates in probate are legally defined as persons. However, some people believe that other groups should be included; depending on
175-759: Is a concept of human rights law , international law as well as constitutional law , particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty . Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination . Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples ( peoples , as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in indigenous people ) , does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession . Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified
200-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages People A people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation . The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity . As such it
225-416: Is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of person. The plural form "persons" is often used in philosophical and legal writing. The criteria for being a person... are designed to capture those attributes which are the subject of our most humane concern with ourselves and
250-653: Is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms. In the United States the form "the People" is often used instead. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The People . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_People&oldid=1248416299 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
275-486: The "Pottage" story by Zenna Henderson The People , an unfinished novel by Bernard Malamud The People, a collective name of all subterranean fairy cultures in the Artemis Fowl book series The People, an Indian Malayalam-language film series by Jayaraj, consisting of 4 the People (2004) By the People (2005 film) Of the People (2008) Publications [ edit ] The People ,
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#1732766206664300-697: The United States, criminal trials in Ireland and the Philippines are prosecuted in the name of the people of their respective states. The political theory underlying this format is that criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the sovereign ; thus, in these U.S. states , the "people" are judged to be the sovereign, even as in the United Kingdom and other dependencies of the British Crown , criminal prosecutions are typically brought in
325-481: The debates could be held on common basis to all theological schools. The purpose of the debate was to establish the relation, similarities and differences between the logos ( Ancient Greek : Λóγος , romanized : Lógos / Verbum ) and God. The philosophical concept of person arose, taking the word " prosopon " ( Ancient Greek : πρόσωπον , romanized : prósōpon ) from the Greek theatre . Therefore,
350-739: The inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as it requires pre-defining a said "people". Both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire used the Latin term Senatus Populusque Romanus , (the Senate and People of Rome). This term was fixed abbreviated (SPQR) to Roman legionary standards, and even after the Roman Emperors achieved a state of total personal autocracy , they continued to wield their power in
375-521: The jurisdictions in question usually substitute the name of the state for the words "the People" in the case captions. Four states — Massachusetts , Virginia , Pennsylvania , and Kentucky — refer to themselves as the Commonwealth in case captions and legal process. Other states, such as Indiana , typically refer to themselves as the State in case captions and legal process. Outside
400-598: The logos (the Ancient Greek : Λóγος , romanized : Lógos / Verbum ), which was identified with the Christ, was defined as a "person" of God. This concept was applied later to the Holy Ghost, the angels and to all human beings. Trinitarianism holds that God has three persons. Since then, a number of important changes to the word's meaning and use have taken place, and attempts have been made to redefine
425-426: The modern philosophy of mind , this concept of personal identity is sometimes referred to as the diachronic problem of personal identity. The synchronic problem is grounded in the question of what features or traits characterize a given person at one time. Identity is an issue for both continental philosophy and analytic philosophy . A key question in continental philosophy is in what sense we can maintain
450-502: The modern conception of identity, while realizing many of our prior assumptions about the world are incorrect. Proposed solutions to the problem of personal identity include continuity of the physical body, continuity of an immaterial mind or soul , continuity of consciousness or memory , the bundle theory of self, continuity of personality after the death of the physical body, and proposals that there are actually no persons or selves who persist over time at all. In ancient Rome,
475-641: The name of the Crown . "The people" identifies the entire body of the citizens of a jurisdiction invested with political power or gathered for political purposes. Person A person ( pl. : people or persons , depending on context) is a being who has certain capacities or attributes such as reason , morality , consciousness or self-consciousness , and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship , ownership of property , or legal responsibility . The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes
500-425: The name of the Senate and People of Rome. The term People's Republic , used since late modernity , is a name used by states , which particularly identify constitutionally with a form of socialism . In criminal law , in certain jurisdictions, criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the People . Several U.S. states, including California , Illinois , and New York , use this style. Citations outside
525-509: The source of what we regard as most important and most problematical in our lives. Personhood is the status of being a person. Defining personhood is a controversial topic in philosophy and law , and is closely tied to legal and political concepts of citizenship , equality , and liberty . According to common worldwide general legal practice, only a natural person or legal personality has rights , protections, privileges , responsibilities, and legal liability . Personhood continues to be
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#1732766206664550-436: The theory, the category of "person" may be taken to include or not pre-natal humans or such non-human entities as animals , artificial intelligences , or extraterrestrial life . Personal identity is the unique identity of persons through time. That is to say, the necessary and sufficient conditions under which a person at one time and a person at another time can be said to be the same person, persisting through time. In
575-489: The value that is intuitively bestowed upon humans, their possessions, animals, and aspects of the natural environment is due to a value monism known as "richness." Richness, Kelly argues, is a product of the "variety" and the "unity" within an entity or agent. According to Kelly, human beings and animals are morally valued and entitled to the status of persons because they are complex organisms whose multitude of psychological and biological components are generally unified towards
600-514: The word persona (Latin) or prosopon ( πρόσωπον ; Ancient Greek) originally referred to the masks worn by actors on stage. The various masks represented the various "personae" in the stage play. The concept of person was further developed during the Trinitarian and Christological debates of the 4th and 5th centuries in contrast to the word nature. During the theological debates, some philosophical tools (concepts) were needed so that
625-450: The word with varying degrees of adoption and influence. According to Jörg Noller, at least six approaches can be distinguished: Other theories attribute personhood to those states that are viewed to possess intrinsic or universal value. Value theory attempts to capture those states that are universally considered valuable by their nature, allowing one to assign the concept of personhood upon those states. For example, Chris Kelly argues that
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