The Ambiguity in the Concept of the human phenomenon

ABSTRACT : This article aims to identify the general characteristics of human phenomena and distinguish them from social and humanitarian issues, as well as the methods humans use to address their daily concerns or solve problems and their human interactions. Four characteristics of human phenomena are identified: universality, continuity, stability, and specificity. These four characteristics are opposed by social or community issues, which lack universality as they pertain to specific segments of society, are unstable as they change frequently, and are transient as they eventually disappear. While the methods may share similarities with problems in that they stem from human phenomena, they follow two paths: if a method has a negative orientation, it may lead to the emergence of certain problems; if it has a positive orientation, it serves as a means or method of human interaction with social, biological, or psychological phenomena.

KEYWORDS: Phenomenon, Human Phenomenon, Social Issues