Who are We?

Environmentalist and artist Juan Manuel Carrion explains that, since the essence of the human being is common to all, the philosophical question, who am I? starts with the wrong premise. It is as a community that the human being finds its deepest meaning, but what does this mean with regards to the inequity that divides us?

Juan Manuel Carrion is an artist, ornithologist and environmentalist living near Quito, Ecuador. For many years he has worked to raise Ecuador's public awareness about the need to preserve and protect its natural environment and its bio-diversity. Full bio and links »