In order to understand why a man - biosocial being, must understand the meaning of the term "biosocial".The concept involves a system of behavior, which is a symbiosis of biological and social factors.Put differently, the behavior of biosocial beings (people) at a time determined by the natural instincts, psychological characteristics and social skills.
Man as a biosocial being - a very special form of existence.We are an integral part of it, but at the same time influence the being, changing it.We are at the same time the object and subject of cognition.
Neither detached science, be it biology, psychology, anatomy, or the likeIt can not create a solid image of a man.It is trying to do just a philosophy, but her knowledge is reduced to the study of universal nature.
Why is this happening?
It is because man as biosocial being, contains too many aspects.It has the following characteristics:
- universal human traits, iea representative of a particular species.
- specialty, which means that each individual is a member of a particular race, nationality, ethnic group.
- specifically, personality, psyche, talents, inclinations, needs.
Man as a biosocial being considered because of its origin and nature, it is two-pronged.On the one hand - it is at least highly organized, but the animal, i.e.biological organism.On the other - it is a being with social, political, cultural and other unique skills.This feature allows us to assume that the man - biosocial being, or, in the words of Aristotle, "political animal."
On the one hand, the vital activity of the representatives of our species is determined by the biological origin.The individual is able to transmit inherited biological characteristics of its kind, has a predisposition to a certain life expectancy, disease, type of behavior, temperament.
On the other hand, people do not have a clear predisposition to daytime or nocturnal, type of nutrition, behavior (herd, for example).Therefore, to develop, in contrast to animals, it can in any direction.
Human needs are inextricably linked to its nature.Only nature is manifested in the body, physiological needs, instincts (eg the need to eat, breed, etc.), and social - in the mind.However, the natural principle, and social is single conglomerate, which in its essence is existence.
By the way, about the nature of human science is debatable.Some scientists believe that nature is caused solely by genetics type: bipedal locomotion, breathing with the help of light etc .. others are included in the concept and the psyche of the individual, his intellect, emotional development.It also confirms the complexity of human nature.
Moreover, consciousness - is a psychological manifestation of which is a product of the brain, and the brain has a biological origin.This is another proof of the truth that man as a biosocial being can only be viewed simultaneously from multiple points of view.
