I have seen many quotes in which most of the time philosopher refer to man instead of human, are they being sexist or something.
For example: “Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.” by Albert Camus
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“Man” was, for the vast majority of the history of the English language, the **gender-neutral term**, hence terms like “mankind”.
Social trends have changed, and we prefer the term “humanity” rather than “man” or “mankind” these days. It has nothing to do with sexism, it’s just a small change in how we use the language in order to appear more inclusive, even though there wasn’t anything wrong with it in the first place.
Bonus: “Dude” and “guy” are also gender-neutral. “You guys” and “Dudes” means “people”, not explicitly “men”.
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