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Cedric2008 Posted 18 years ago
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here"man" means"males" or"human beings"

0Reason， it is said, makes man capable of cruelty02br
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00Here "man"refers to "males" ? or it means "human beings". which one is correct? thkanks !02br
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00"Reason， it is said, makes mans/ a man capable of cruelty" in this sentence,"man" means "males ".02br
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00"Reason， it is said, makes man capable of cruelty" in this sentence,"man" means "human beings ".02br
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02br 00All of them mean humans, by logic. 0-

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  • 02br 00All of them mean humans, by logic.
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00All of them mean humans, by logic. Otherwise, 'a man' could be interpreted as 'a male human'.0-
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0 The word 01i00man02i00, without an article, means 01i00mankind02i00, i.e., 01i00human beings02i00, in all but the most unusual cases.02br
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