Biology, Culture and Environment: Methodological and Epistemological Principles for an Integrative Social Theory.
Biology, Culture and Environment: Methodological and Epistemological Principles for an Integrative Social Theory.
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生物学、文化和环境:综合社会理论的方法论和认识论原则。
DOI:
10.1007/s12124-023-09751-6
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Moñivas,JesúsRomero
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作者:
Moñivas,JesúsRomero
In this article I intend to argue that human beings have emerged from nature and remain rooted in it despite culture creating opportunities that go beyond the natural. For this reason, my interest is in showing that this cultural and psychological leap does not eliminate from human ontology the deeply rooted continuity with nature. Precisely because of this, social theory must be aware that with greater complexity, there is a need for the integration of more aetiological factors and a greater methodological and interdisciplinary breadth. Social theory cannot be constructed solely on the basis of empirical data from social analysis. The article is structured as follows: firstly, I discuss the historical origins of the emergence of the human self-perception of discontinuity. Secondly, I outline some of the ontological consequences of anthropological models based on discontinuity. Thirdly and fourthly, I outline what I consider to be the methodological and epistemological principles required for an integrative social theory. Finally, I attempt to establish an integrated typology that explains the complexity of human behaviour and identity.