issues and debates

• nature vs nurture

  • nature is the influence of biological factors and genetics
  • nurture is the influence of external factors such as exposure to the environment.
• holism vs reductionism

  • holism considers the context and complexity of human behaviours
  • reductionism seeks to isolate and study individual components of human behaviour in isolation.
• free will vs determinism

  • determinism means that we don't have control over our behaviour
  • freewill is the idea that we can make our own decisions.