What Science Says About The Self
What Science Says About The Self
What Science Says About The Self
SAYS
ABOUT THE
SELF
SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES OF THE
SELF
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.
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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