The Relationship Between Kalam and Neurobiology in the Context of the Origins of Human Behavior and Their Mutual Interactions
| dc.contributor.author | Can, Seyithan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-24T19:33:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-24T19:33:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.department | Siirt Üniversitesi | |
| dc.description.abstract | In Islamic theology, it is accepted as an ethical principle that holds the person responsible for the consequences of their behavior. However, there are different opinions among the schools of theology regarding whether it is an attribute of the act and the factor that makes the act preferable. While Mu'tazilite scholars argued that human beings have created, active, and free will, Ash'arites centered on the absolute will of God and said that humans will be passive. Although the Maturidis, like the Ash'aris, accept that God's will is involved in everything, they also state that humans will be active in the act. Scholars who argued that the will is an accident adopted the view that it is a faculty independent of the biological structure of the human being. However, modern science has revealed that the will is not independent of the biological structure of the human being, contrary to what theologians claim. Neurobiologists have stated that human behavior is largely caused by brain activity and that biological factors directly affect behavior. Hormones and genetic factors have been found to significantly affect human behavior. Empirical research has also revealed that human beings do not have a will independent of their physiological structure. In this context, examples of the neurobiological basis of human behavior are presented in our study, and a theological analysis is made of the deep debates on the nature of human behavior. Based on personality changes after frontal lobe damage, the relationship between neurobiology and willpower was established, and this relationship was elaborated with different examples. Brain tumors, nervous system disorders, and medications can lead to behavioral changes, and the biological basis of pedophilia, excessive sexual behavior, and aggressive attitudes has been discussed. Thus, it has been determined that the human will is a structure related to the brain and biological processes. Based on the information obtained, the theological perspective and neurobiology were compared, and it was determined that there was a difference between the theological view that human beings are always responsible for having a will and neurobiology. Despite the view that people's actions are generally conscious choices and that they are responsible for their consequences, biological factors that determine human behavior should not be ignored. It has been suggested that neuroscience can better explain human behavior, and that responsibility for action should be reconsidered theologically along with biological reasons. Finally, the distinction between theology and law was emphasized, and it was stated that each individual should be subject to a unique theological evaluation and that the social order should be implemented in a balanced manner of theology and law. It is concluded that discussions on the relationship between theology and neurobiology will help us understand the complexity of human behavior in more depth. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.35415/sirnakifd.1442616 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 194 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2146-4901 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2667-6575 | |
| dc.identifier.issue | 34 | |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 170 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.35415/sirnakifd.1442616 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/8316 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001267432900001 | |
| dc.identifier.wosquality | N/A | |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
| dc.language.iso | tr | |
| dc.publisher | Sirnak Univ | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Sirnak University Journal of Divinity Faculty | |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.snmz | KA_20241222 | |
| dc.subject | Kalam | |
| dc.subject | Freedom | |
| dc.subject | Will | |
| dc.subject | Determinism | |
| dc.subject | Neurobiology | |
| dc.title | The Relationship Between Kalam and Neurobiology in the Context of the Origins of Human Behavior and Their Mutual Interactions | |
| dc.type | Article |
