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What does it mean?
It questions whether human behavior is driven mostly by biological urges.
In plain terms
Are men just ruled by their biology?
What can you take from it?
Human actions may be reduced to biological instincts.

Where it applies

  • debate
  • introspection
  • sociology

Putting it to work

  • analyze motives
  • consider biology
  • question choices

Questions to consider

  • Are we ruled by biology?
  • What drives human behavior?

Another view

It dismisses higher reasoning and free will.

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