Being human. Overcoming the gap between the sciences of the body and the science of the soul

What makes a person a man? How are the body and soul related, and how are the sciences of the body related to the sciences of the soul? Traces of evolution are captured both in the body and in the soul. Therefore, the accumulated knowledge about evolution is a useful and necessary foundation for a better understanding of a person: his social behavior, moral consciousness, aggressiveness and suppression of aggressiveness, affection, training and intelligence, political views and political activity, as well as to understand various behavior of the sexes. The interweaving of nature, culture and mentality is clearly distinguishable in all areas of human nature, human essence. These knowledge can help expand the freedom of our behavior, and at the same time act responsibly. Review of the first English edition: "In his far -reaching synthesis of the physical and mental aspects of mankind, Medicus showed us the true breadth and depth of this issue. Using a classic ethology as a starting point, it delves into natural and social sciences, especially into psychology, and, in addition, into philosophy. Few researchers are able to imagine such a compensation of human nature "(William McGu. Cambridge University, Great Britain, 2015) From the reviews about the first German edition: "Exciting book, a scientifically structured method of the animal aspects of our nature, but the laconically emphasizing the characteristic differences of a person and an animal. She adds important insights to the eternal question of who or what we really, people, are (Helmut Pechlyaner. The magazine "Schynbruner Tirgarten" 3: 18, magazine "Fetmed" 2: 32. 2012)