Re-humanization: A Glossary of Terms
by William Manson via Dissident Voice
DE-HUMANIZED?:
- Avaricious (adj.)—“grasping, acquisitive, covetous, mercenary”
- Bourgeois (adj.)– “selfishly materialistic… greedy, acquisitive, banal, conformist, philistine, capitalist (middle-class)”
- Corruption (n.)—“moral deterioration, decay… venality”
- Ignoble (adj.)—“dishonorable, mean, base”
- Inhuman (adj.)—“brutal, unfeeling… vicious”
- Joyless (adj.)—“depressed, gloomy… dreary”
- Neurotic (adj.)—“suffering from anxiety, obsessions, compulsive acts”
- Philistine (n.)—“vulgarian, yahoo”; (adj.)—“materialistic, unread”
- Robot (n.)—“person who works mechanically but insensitively”
- Soulless (adj.)—“lacking sensitivity or noble qualities”
- Vice (n.)—“defect of character… transgression, shortcoming”
RE-HUMANIZED?:
- Aesthetic (adj.)—“sensitive to beauty”
- Exuberant (adj.)—“buoyant, spirited, zestful”
- Free (adj.)—“independent, self-governing… unconstrained”
- Humane (adj.)—“benevolent, compassionate”
- Integrity (n.)—“honor, rectitude… wholeness”
- Magnanimous (adj.)—“nobly generous: not petty in feelings or conduct”
- Meditative (adj.)—“thoughtful, reflective”
- Natural (adj.)—“uncultivated, wild… inherent, innate… spontaneous”
- Romantic (adj.)—“imaginative, visionary, idealistic”
- Sagacious (adj.)—“showing insight, good judgment or wisdom”
- Sincere (adj.)—“free from pretense or deceit… unfeigned, open”
- “Soul” (human; n.)—“essential… moral, emotional, or intellectual nature”
SOURCE: The Oxford Desk Dictionary
