Jumping Together: A Way from Sociobiology to Bio-Socio-Humanities

Sociobiology is a grand narrative of evolutionary biology on which to build unified knowledge. Consilience is a metaphorical representation of that narrative. I take up the same metaphor but apply it differently. I evoke the image of jumping together, not on solid ground but on the strong, flexible...

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Autres titres:East Asian engagements with science
Auteur principal: Kang, Shin Ik (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
Dans: Zygon
Année: 2016, Volume: 51, Numéro: 1, Pages: 176-190
Sujets non-standardisés:B Life Course
B bio-socio-humanities
B Conceptual Blending
B Évolution
B Narrative
B consilience
B Sociobiology
B Embodiment
B Heaven-Earth-Person Triad (HEP triad)
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Résumé:Sociobiology is a grand narrative of evolutionary biology on which to build unified knowledge. Consilience is a metaphorical representation of that narrative. I take up the same metaphor but apply it differently. I evoke the image of jumping together, not on solid ground but on the strong, flexible canvas sheet of a trampoline, on which natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities jump together. This image overlaps with the traditional East Asian way of understanding—that is, the “Heaven-Earth-Person Triad.” Using recent insights from cognitive science—metaphor, embodiment, and conceptual blending—I propose the alternative way of “bio-socio-humanities” to understand and experience the world.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contient:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12235