Scientific Views about the Self

Question 1

Science has made sufficient advances in explaining human beings in the biological context. Beginning with the tents of Aristotle and his scientific approach to the study of human experience, to the Natural Selection withing the Evolutionary theory of Charles Darwin, human development , individuality and inevitably the self, has been defined, analyzed, and explained according to specific mechanisms.

Answer 1

Biological science

Question 2

It is attributed to Paul and Patricia Churchland. This is mainly concerned with the association of the brain and the mind; to understand the workings of the human mind, we must first understand the brain, its functions, and wave activity.

Answer 2

Neurophilosophy

Question 3

It draws its assumptions from how our immune systems function, similar to the shaping of self. Our body is make up of nucleotides, and its compositions make up our DNA. In the context of our immune system, our bodies “reject” foreign matter that can harm our bodies and build up on the existing molecules leading to a healthy bodily system. However, there are times when the foreign matter that enters our system can be helpful and thus becomes a permanent fixture in the body. In discovering our self. we are likely to imbibe external experiences that are seen to be helpful to us and reject those that we not like or those we don derive pleasure from.

Answer 3

Psychoneuroimmunology

Question 4

I t is the study of human behavior

Answer 4

Psychology

Question 5

It is the study of human beings through time in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations and culture.

Answer 5

Anthropology

Question 5

The study of collective human behavior of people within society focuses on social problems encountered by people.

Answer 5

Sociology

Question 6

• It is concerned with the participation of individuals in establishing a government and making political choices. It is not about political affiliations but rather, the factors involved in how one arrives at his political choices and behavior.

Answer 6

Political science

Question 7

it is concerned chiefly with the description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Answer 7

Economics