Nature VS Nurture - Theories of Personality in 21st Century

Published: October 27, 2007, 8:55 am

Nature vs Nurture theories have wasted a lot of energy of human beings. Plato is considered first to realize that you are made of not only flesh but also an intellectual soul. The issue may be much older… In Greek Mythology, when gods created man, they endowed him with divinity. However, the man started challenging them. They feared his potentials and decided to deprive him of the might. “Where to hide the divinity?” was the big question They considered heights of icy mountains, limits of shining stars and pits of the earth. But every place was accessible to man’s capabilities. Then they decided to hide it within the man himself. Since then the man has been climbing icy mountains. He has navigated deep seas. He has traversed moon. His machines have even touched Mars. But he is still looking for his ‘lost paradise’. Man, it is inside you! They call it personality now. It is ‘scientific’ to ask how it comes into being. Is it inheritable?

[ Full article ]

Blog link

Rating: 0

Comments