People denotes a group of humans, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics (e. Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus g. the people of Spain or the people of the Plains). Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The term people is often used in English as the suppletive plural of person. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In Linguistics and Etymology, suppletion is traditionally understood as the use of one word as the inflected form of another word when the two words Plural is a Grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the Referent in the real world The term person is used in Common sense to mean an individual Human being. However, the word persons is sometimes used in place of people, especially when it would be ambiguous with its collective sense (e. g. missing persons instead of missing people). The term people can collectively refer to all humans or it can be used to identify the citizens of a nation, or members of a tribe, ethnic, or religious group. Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos For example, "people of color" is a phrase used in North America to describe non-whites. Person of color (plural people of color) is a term used primarily in the United States, to describe all people who are not white. [1]
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In philosophy and religion
The concept of personhood (who is a person within a society) is the fundamental component of any selective concept of people. The term person is used in Common sense to mean an individual Human being. A distinction is maintained in philosophy and law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a rational agent (see, for example, John Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding II 27 and Immanuel Kant's Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals). A rational agent is an Agent which takes actions based on Information from and Knowledge about the agent's environment John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. Immanuel Kant (ɪmanuəl kant 22 April 1724 12 February 1804 was an 18th-century German Philosopher from the Prussian city of Königsberg Central issues of interest to people are the understanding of the human condition and the meaning of life, and survival. The human condition encompasses all of the Experience of being Human. See also Western philosophy, Eastern religions, Eastern philosophy The Religion, philosophy, and science show or represent modes and aspects of inquiry which attempt to investigate and understand the nature, behavior, and purpose of people. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Purpose is the Cognitive Awareness in Cause and effect linking for achieving a Goal in a given System, whether Sociology, economics, and politics represent modes by which people investigate how to maximize a collective survival strategy. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions
Islam recognizes the People of the Book as members of monotheistic faiths founded upon revelation related to its own faith. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. This article is about the theological concept in Islam. For the novel by Geraldine Brooks see People of the Book (novel. For the Celtic Frost album see Monotheist (album In Theology, monotheism (from Greek grc [[wiktμόνος μόνος]] Revelation is the act of revealing or disclosing (see etymology or in the theological perception making something obvious and clearly understood through active or passive communication By contrast, in Judaism, the Jews are often said to be the chosen people, a concept modified by the Christian doctrine of the Elect. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Various groups and individuals(see List of Messiah claimants) have considered themselves chosen by God for some purpose such as to act as God's agent on earth Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
In politics
Various republics govern, or claim to govern, in the name of the people. Liberty Leading the People (La Liberté guidant le peuple is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 which toppled Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 &ndash 13 August 1863 was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire used the Latin term Senatus Populusque Romanus, (the Senate and People of Rome). The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. SPQR is an initialism from a Latin phrase Senātus Populusque Rōmānus ("The Senate and the People of Rome" or "The This term was fixed to Roman legionary standards, and even after the Roman Emperors achieved a state of total personal autarchy, they continued to wield their power in the name of the Senate and People of Rome. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Autarchism (from Greek, "belief in self rule" is a Political philosophy that upholds the principle of Individual liberty, rejects compulsory A People's Republic is typically a Marxist or socialist one-party state that claims to govern on behalf of the people. People's Republic (rarely Popular Republic) is a title that is often used by Marxist-Leninist Governments to describe their State. Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution A single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a type of Party system Government in which a single Political party Populism is another umbrella term for various political tendencies that claim to represent the people, usually with an implication that they serve the common people instead of the elite. Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the Elites " Populism may involve either a political philosophy urging social and political 'Common people' redirects here For the song see Common People. Elitism is the belief or attitude that those individuals who are considered members of the Elite &mdash a select group of people with outstanding personal abilities intellect
In law
- Further information: Popular sovereignty
In criminal law, in certain jurisdictions, criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the People. Popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people is the belief that the legitimacy of the State is created by the will or consent of its people, who The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential Several U. S. states, including California, Illinois, and New York, use this style. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [2] Citations outside the jurisdictions in question usually substitute the name of the state for the words "the People" in the case captions. [3] Four states — Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky — refer to themselves as the Commonwealth in case captions and legal process. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The English noun commonwealth dates from the fifteenth century. [4] Other states, such as Indiana, typically refer to themselves as the State in case captions and legal process. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The political theory underlying this format is that criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the sovereign; thus, in these U.S. states, the "people" are judged to be the sovereign, even as in the United Kingdom and other dependencies of the British Crown, criminal prosecutions are typically brought in the name of the Crown. Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy Throughout the Commonwealth realms The Crown is an abstract metonymic concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government "The people" identifies the entire body of the citizens of a jurisdiction invested with political power or gathered for political purposes. [5]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Safire, William. People denotes a group of Humans either with unspecified traits or specific characteristics (e The term person is used in Common sense to mean an individual Human being. "On language: People of color" The New York Times, November 20, 1988. See also: "The Black Press at 150", editorial, The Washington Post, March 18, 1977
- ^ See, e. g. , California v. Anderson 6 Cal. The People of the State of California v Robert Page Anderson, 493 P 3d 628; 493 P. 2d 880; 100 Cal. Rptr. 152; 1972 Cal. LEXIS 154 (1972)
- ^ See generally, The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, rule 10. The Bluebook A Uniform System of Citation, a Style guide, prescribes the most widely used Legal citation system in the United States.
- ^ See Commonwealth (United States)
- ^ Black's Law Dictionary, 5th ed. Four of the constituent states of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania , "People".
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