In "What a Piece of Work: On Being Human," Oppenheimer considered humankind as part of the natural universe which Christians believe God set in motion. In this volume, she leaves aside comparisons with our fellow creatures in order to attend to our own experience. In "What a Piece of Work: On Being Human," Oppenheimer considered humankind as part of the natural universe which Christians believe God set in motion. In this volume, she leaves aside comparisons with our fellow creatures in order to attend to our own experience.