biological-instincts
Biological and behavioral studies are referenced to explain the interplay between innate instincts and learned intelligence in shaping human actions.
1 chapter across 1 book
So human an animal (1968)René J. Dubos
Chapter 4, "The Living Experience," in René J. Dubos's So Human an Animal, is primarily a dense collection of references and citations that underpin the chapter's exploration of human experience from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, psychology, biology, and cultural studies. The chapter situates human life within a complex interplay of instinct, intelligence, culture, and consciousness, drawing on existential philosophy, sensory experience, and scientific inquiry to frame the living experience as both biologically grounded and culturally mediated.