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Welcome to the Century of Neuroscience, the Century of the Brain: Changing Views of Who and What we are as Human Beings

By Ralph Davis January 24, 2019 No Comments

Ralph Davis is an Associate Professor of Biology at Northwestern College, Orange City, IA. He directs the Neuroscience and Persons Program (NAPS) at Northwestern.

The Nature of Human Nature: Traditional Dualistic Views

Who am I? What is the nature of human nature? Of human persons? Such fundamental questions have been raised and debated from time immemorial. A host of answers have been given and in this article we will briefly survey the main categories of views. The traditional dualistic/two component view will be considered and then the trending monistic/one component view; finally, modern neuroscience will weigh into the debate with its working assumption and general consensus perspective on the nature of our being. Let’s start with a very brief survey of the traditional dualistic views.

Changing Views of Humans in the Century of Neuroscience
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