What Science Says About The Self

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WHAT SCIENCE

SAYS
ABOUT THE
SELF
SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES OF THE
SELF

Science has invested much of its efforts in understanding world


phenomen, especially in explaining how basic life forms have
evolved to more complex organisms such as human beings.
SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES
TO THE STUDY OF SELF
Physic al Sciences - focuses on biological factors
tha t make up the human body, the underlying
growth and and maturational mechanisms and
environmental influence s.

Social Sciences - are concerned with institution,


cultures, and the interpersonal relationships of
pe ople living within society.
BIOLOGICAL/
PHYSIOLOGICAL
From a biological perspective, scientists and
doctors explained on how genes from both
parents contribute to the characteristics of
their offspring through genetics.
NEUROPHILOSOPH
BrainY
Paul and Patricia Churchland is concerned with association of the brain and the
mind. In order to understand the workings of the human mind, people must first
understand the brain, its functions and such wave activity.

Mind
• A related stan dpo in t was p ropo sed by Mau rice Merleau-Po nty,
who aimed to u nite empiricism with idealism. He used emperical
studies and research to su pplement wh at p hilo soph y failed to
cov er. Fo r Merleau-Ponty, the und erstan ding of the wo rld sho uld
no t be un id imen sional; the “self” is a pro duct of b oth idealist
and realist standp oints.
PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLO
GY
Describes the shaping of the self
as similar to how the the human
immune system functions.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
are concerned with human
functioning in the context of
society and social institutions
PSYCHOLO
GY
• Psych olo gy - sees the self as th e stu dy
of hum an behavior, sees th e self as a
th eoretical construct.

• A nu mb er of theoretical persp ectiv es


to exp lain th e self h av e been
in trod uced.
PSYCHOANALY
SIS
as proposed by Sigmund
Frued, focuses on the
“unconscious” as a core
element of the self.
BEHAVIORIS
Mschool of though, maintains that the study
Another
of behavior should be made from an observable and
measurable angle. It largely attributes to behavior to
environment conditioning.
Social Cognitive Theory
considers behavior as a function of the
environment and internal attributes.

Humanistic Perspective
it believes that every individual has the ability to reach
self-actualization and transcendence, and that each
person is inherently good or posseses something that is
good.
Sociology
It do es not see a person on his
or her own, but rather the
im pact of social institutio ns and
relation ships within society and Antropology
on e’s thoughts, feeling s, an d
behavior. In tsudying the self anthropology
examines the developmental
advancements society has made and
how truly impacted people who existed
within society

STRATEGY
N°1
POLITICAL SCIENCE
is concerned with the participation of
individuals in establishing a government and
making political choices. In studying the self,
one’s participation in government ideologies,
and advocacies are seen as a significant
contributors of his or her selfhood

ECONOMICS
economic activities affect
people’s value systems and
send of self.
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