biologism

• Nom désignant l'application ou l'interprétation de principes biologiques pour expliquer le comportement humain, en particulier les phénomènes sociaux ou culturels. Il peut aussi renvoyer à la tendance à réduire les faits sociaux à des causes biologiques.

A noun referring to the application or interpretation of biological principles to explain human behavior, especially social or cultural phenomena.

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1. Biological determinismC1formalscientific

   The theory or practice of explaining human behavior, social structures, and cultural phenomena primarily or exclusively through biological principles, such as genetics or evolution.

   Biologisme

   • The sociologist criticized biologism for oversimplifying complex social issues.
   • Biologism often reduces cultural differences to genetic predispositions.
   • Many scholars argue that biologism ignores the role of environment and learning.