1. Humanity in the Context of the Project

Humanity is at the center of project thinking—not as an abstract idea but as a concrete, feeling, thinking, and acting being. The project assumes that humanity is neither purely instinct-driven nor purely rational. It is both—and more: a free being capable of designing itself.

Dignity is not a trait one must earn. It is also not an honor bestowed by the state or society. Dignity is unconditional and universal. It is something every person is born with, something that cannot be taken away but can indeed be violated.

However, humanity is not only individual. It is also social. People need relationships, resonance, and encounters. Therefore, they depend on a society that does not merely tolerate them but recognizes them—a society where they can show themselves, speak, dissent, shape, and even refuse.

From this concept of humanity arises an ethic of equality: No person may be a means to an end for another. Every person is an end in themselves. This principle pervades all aspects of project thinking: law, politics, the economy, education, and even the understanding of work and property.

The project takes humanity seriously—not as a problem to be solved, but as a subject that wishes to unfold. It does not ask: What must a person achieve to be worth something? Rather: What does a person need to live freely and responsibly?

Humanity, as understood by the project, is not perfect. But it is possible.