"Both the savage, smelly humans and the snooty ape intellectuals are a reflection of humanity's inhumanity," adds Handley.
The robot as a reflection of humanity received a classic outing in Lester del Rey's short story "Helen O'Loy" (1938).
Instead, it is the pope's reflection of humanity's God-given responsibility as custodians of the Earth.
Nénette, by contrast, offers a much more negative reflection of humanity – one whose pessimism Philibert appears to share.
Werner Herzog embarks on a soul-searching mission to find every former member of the Sugababes (original and non-original) and explore whether they were an ever-morphing R&B-pop band responsible for six No 1 singles and 18 Top 10 hits, or in fact a damning reflection of humanity's naive frailty.
Zennström recalls how users of Kazaa sometimes shared "really bad content," which he says was horrible to see but that tech and the internet is simply a reflection of humanity and turbocharges connections.
Facebook's problems with fakery ("inauthentic content" in the corporate parlance) and hate speech — which, without the hammer blow of media-level regulation, is forever doomed to slip through Facebook's one-size-fits-all "community standards" — are, it argues, merely a reflection of humanity's flaws.
Some flaws will make you cringe, but they are a reflection of humanity.
Art is a reflection of humanity, and humanity's greatest virtue is its ability to overcome adversity.
Kant, for example, supports humane behavior towards animals as a reflection of our humanity (Kant c. 1790), but cloning mammoths themselves is not particularly reflective of our duties towards humanity, as this involves animals that are not currently in existence, perhaps dispensing with any obligations owed them.
