biological determinism
noun[U]
social sciencesspecializeduk/baɪ.əˌlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nɪ.zəm/us/baɪ.əˌlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl dɪˈtɝː.mə.nɪ.zəm/thetheorythatphysicalfactors(=factsorsituations)decidehow apersonbehaves, howintelligentthey are, etc.:
生理决定论I don'tthinkattributingbasicaspectsofhumanbehaviourentirelyto eithersocialconditioningorbiologicaldeterminismisrealistic.我认为，把人类行为的基本方面完全归因于社会条件或以生物决定论来解释是不现实的。
- Thesewritersquestionthebiologicaldeterminismimplicitin theautomaticequationof woman aspowerlessand man aspowerful.
- Hearguespowerfullyagainst thepurelychemicalorbiologicaldeterminismthatholdsthat men are thehelpless, testosterone-fuelledprisonersoftheirgenes.
- Maybe it'sculturalconditioningorbiologicaldeterminism, but women arecarersand thepeoplearound thembenefitmateriallyfrom thatcare.
- Differentmaleandfemalebehaviourcan be attributed todifferencesinsex. Thistypeofexplanationisknownasbiologicaldeterminism.