There are different ways in which the question ‘what makes humans distinct from other species?’
can be answered. One way is to refer to the ability of humans to reason and make rational
decisions; another is to point to the capacity of humans to speak and express themselves in
symbols; or to imagine future events and be aware of their mortality; and so on. I propose to
focus here on the capacity of humans to make ethical choices and to view this as a feature of
common sense knowledge and to that extent, as a feature of the theory of social representations.