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Egorova, I. V.
A Simplified Concept of Human
// Psychology and Psychotechnics.
2014. № 12.
P. 1361-1369.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=65939
Egorova, I. V. A Simplified Concept of Human
Abstract:
The author of the article emphasizes the fact that many scientific discoveries that have been made over the
past decades still don’t have a substantive philosophical elaboration. As a result, many human sciences suffer from
reductionism. Reductionism is when complex processes are reduced to simple ones. For example, biology as a study
of human nature often generalize particular conclusions. This leads to a simplified concept of human. In her research
Egorova analyzes the problem of reductionism based on biology and etc. Today’s biology, anatomy and physiology
provide enormous empiric data about the functioning of a human body. In her research Egorova has used the methods
of philosophical anthropology that views human both as an animal and non-animal. Based on the researcher, a simple
application of facts regarding the natural world does not create a complete understanding of human. The novelty
of the research is caused by the fact that the researcher suggests we should view the phenomenon of reductionism
again. Long ago philosophers proved that method to be ineffective in explaining different phenomena. However,
reductionism has grown popular over the last decades again. Reductionism is particularly denied by philosophical
anthropology because it creates an incomplete and incorrect picture of human.
Keywords:
philosophy, psychology, biology, reductionism, science, method, philosophical anthropology, physiology, genetics, hierarchy.
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