Earthling

: As earthlings, we face collective challenges like climate change and resource management that require global cooperation.

David Miller, Justice for earthlings: essays in political philosophy Earthling

: Before one is a citizen of a nation or a member of a profession, one is an earthling. : As earthlings, we face collective challenges like

: This identity suggests a reciprocal relationship with the wind, the fruit we eat, and the soil beneath us. Being an earthling is more than just living

Being an earthling is more than just living on a specific planet; it is a physical and elemental feeling of connection to the living world.

Thinking as an earthling changes how we approach justice and governance. In his work , philosopher David Miller argues that justice should be rooted in the actual social contexts and "real-world" conditions of human life rather than abstract, universal ideals.

: The term helps collapse artificial divisions—nationalism, race, and creed—into a single "global subjectivity".