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Man as a biosocial being: what does this mean?

In order to understand why a person is a biosocial being, one should understand the meaning of the term "biosocial". The concept implies a system of behavior that is a symbiosis of biological and social factors. In other words, the behavior of biosocial creatures (people) is simultaneously determined by natural instincts, psychological characteristics and social skills.

Man as a biosocial being is a very special form of being. We are its inseparable part, but at the same time we influence the being by changing it. We are at once an object and subject of knowledge.

No single isolated science, whether it be biology, psychology, anatomy or the like. Can not create an integral image of man. This is attempted only by philosophy, but its knowledge is reduced to the study of the universal nature.

Why is this happening?

It is because a person, as a biosocial being, has too many aspects. It has the following characteristics:

  • General human features, i.e. Is representative of a specific species.
  • Special, which means that each individual is a representative of a particular race, nationality, ethnos.
  • Specific: personality, mentality, talents, inclinations, needs.

Man as a biosocial being is also considered because he is twofold in origin and nature. On the one hand, it is a highly organized, but an animal; Biological organism. On the other hand, it is a being with social, political, cultural, and other unique skills. It is this feature that allows us to consider that man is a biosocial being, or, in the words of Aristotle, "a political animal".

On the one hand, the vital activity of representatives of our species is determined by biological origin. The individual is able to inherit the biological features of his species, has a predisposition to a certain duration of life, disease, type of behavior, temperament.

On the other hand, a person does not have a clear predisposition to a day or night mode of life, a type of diet, behavior (a flock, for example). Therefore, in contrast to animals, it can develop in any direction.

The needs of man are inseparably linked with his nature. Only nature manifests itself in the body, physiological needs, instincts (for example, the need to eat, multiply, etc.), and the social - in the mind. However, both the natural principle and the social make up a single conglomerate, which, in its essence, is being.

By the way, there is controversy about the nature of man in science. Some scientists believe that nature is due solely to the genetics of the species: forward walking, breathing with the help of the lungs, and the like. Others include the individual and the psyche of the individual, his intellect, emotional development. This also confirms the complexity of human nature.

In addition, consciousness is a psychological manifestation that is the product of the brain, and the brain is of biological origin. This is yet another proof of the truth that a person as a biosocial being can only be viewed from several points of view.

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