Definition from Wiktionary: This is an adequate definition with which to physically identify a human being. However, by ignoring other, considerably more important, traits of the species, this has the psychological effect of devaluing a human being to the level of any animal. This creates an untenable situation in terms of human interaction. Human beings other traits influence their interactions with others far more than their purely physical traits. By ignoring these traits or considering them detrimental, ethical systems have tended to attempt to curtail or control these traits. In order to effective function as a personal ethical principle, the Zero Aggression Principle assumes these traits to be unique to the species. Therefore, morally and ethically, a Human Being is further defined as possessing of the following chief traits:
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