Human life or simply "life" may refer to
- in philosophy
- the conditio humana
- discussion of the meaning of life
- personal life
- in sociology, everyday life.
- in medicine or statistics, the human lifespan
- in jurisprudence, a value protected by human rights (the "right to life")
- Beginning of human life - arguments dealing with the exact time the human fetus is to be regarded as a being
Famous quotes containing the words human life, human and/or life:
“Human life is beyond comprehension.”
—Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)
“In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don’t want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.”
—Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980)
“He’s indestructible. Frankenstein’s creation is man’s challenge to the laws of life and death.”
—Edward T. Lowe, and Erle C. Kenton. Dr. Edelman (Onslow Stevens)