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That's quite the question, but I don't think you can reasonably expect anything in depth here, unfortunately. You can view that question as underpinning the general umbrella to what we call "The Human Condition"; of which, various mediums - our literary canon, metaphysical texts, art - has been attempting to answer.

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If you are asking what it "means" to be human in an immaterial sense, then I think classic literature and theology offers humanity's current convergent perspectives; viewing sacred texts and primitive rituals through the lens of psychological allegory can also be a meaningful way to address this.

If you are asking what it "means" to be human in a material sense, the 20th century debates between Materialists and Vitalists can yield some insight regarding the, only natural, anthropocentrism which we view reality from casual to the psychological island of ego consciousness.