"Is there a unique characteristic of humanity that can distinguish it from the animal world? Biology teaches us that the human species is different from the higher mammals by its number of pairs of chromosomes, from which one could think that man is simply better endowed than other animals.
Biology does not exhaust the question. Indeed, anthropology reveals that all people have universally instituted rituals. Rituality is made explicit in language and ceremonies, whether in the multitude of religions or in the sciences. The ultimate ritual is that of thought: logic.
This work aims to show that the rituality of man defines human nature.
The author bases his demonstration on the Letter to the Hebrews by Rabbi Shaoul of Giscala. We see that the rituality linked to the Temple of Jerusalem is the perfect example showing human nature, and its chaotic becoming when it is not understood.
Jean-François Froger has collaborated with several other authors in pursuing the aim of establishing a theoretical anthropology. Indeed, the historical or field experience that is essential is not enough to know the foundations of a science. He takes advantage of his work in logic to show that the human mind uses the same principles when studying physics or anthropology."
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