Human Nature In The Stand By Stephen King

In attempting to reveal insight upon the first part of this two-fold question, one must first discern the meaning of human nature. According to the authoritative opinion of The Random House College Dictionary human nature is defined as; "the psychological and social qualities that characterize mankind." In assessing the psychological and social qualities of mankind, it was easy to find oneself consumed within the vastness of characteristical qualities for which humanity has been endowed. These qualities range from ignorance to knowledge; grief to joy; from incontinence to self-restraint; lust to perseverance; injustice to

Human nature is hard to define, but the way it is defined determines how it can be controlled through institutions, incentives, and laws. Different elements of human nature are often highlighted as the “necessary” ingredient for a successful enviroment. For example, two common and extreme ways of looking at what is important in humanity are based off of the Greek and Christian cultures. The ancient Greeks believed that values such as wisdom, temperance, courage and justice were what were important to a good society. Christian’s hold a differing view, focusing on morals of meekness, humility, long suffering, and patience to achieve that happy state. Modern day opinion provides that the main factor in human behavior is self-interest. While at

Stephen King’s “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” is a marvelous and unusual text. Within the first part of his book, also called C.V., he explains his life experience up to the day he finishes the book. King expresses his life with multiple literary elements that assist the readers on imagining his life of adventures, catastrophes, fears, and loves. Following are three of my favorite passages that caught my attention.

Through the representation of politics, one can gain insight as the how they highlight the best or worst of human nature. The Crucible a play by Arthur Miller, is an allegory for the Cold War politics and examines the tensions that occur between one 's perception of what is moral according to human nature when constrained by a theocratic society. Fahrenheit 451 a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, shows how oppressive governments can never succeed in trying to force conformity in one 's human nature. The Lottery is a dystopian shirt story, by Shirley Jackson and demonstrates conformity and rebellion, and how overpowering a community can be against an individual.

The deterministic view has its strengths and weaknesses and some of the popular explanations of human behavior that exemplify the determinist view are human nature, the environment, psychological forces and social dynamics. The human nature is based on the view that our actions are a direct consequence from our inborn nature and whether we do good or evil in life is beyond our control and we cannot alter our fundamental character. The environment explains that behaviors are direct products of the

My particular perspective of human nature is that humans are molded by the world around them and it’s influences. We choose whether we do good or bad based upon our experiences. The connections, relationships, and everyday actions that humans choose to have are all based on events that have occurred throughout a person’s life. I believe that, while the direct environment and rearing that a human has will always be a part of that person’s life, it does not define them or

Through the representation of politics one can gain insight as the how they are a catalyst the highlight the best or worst of human nature. The Crucible a play by Arthur Miller, is an allegory for the Cold War politics and examines the tensions that occur between one's perception of what is moral according to human nature when constrained by a theocratic society. Fahrenheit 451 a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, shows how oppressive governments can never succeed in trying to force conformity in one's human nature.

"Part of being human is the ability to" distinguish good from bad and vice versa (Rachels 9). Human nature is a ground for practical and moral norms that is; morality directs us to real human fulfilment. Great thinkers have formulated and developed a significant number of enduring moral principles over the centuries. Philosophy, like other social fields and also like individuals, draw on these principles, but this does not always make moral decisions easy. The principles are not entirely consistent, especially in sorting through dilemmas.

Socially Uncomfortable: King openly discusses the socially uncomfortable topic of segregation and racism in which he goes on to mention the myriad of injustices perpetrated by the hands of the white population towards the African Americans in the city; bombings of African American churches and homes, poor tolerance and treatment by judges in court. Racial slurs all around the city further emulating the embarrassment and inferiority of African Americans to the white population. In these points, where King highlights the ungrudgingly, detestable and loathsome stance of the white population among other human beings because of their skin color, inevitably emanates discomfort and a lack of brotherhood among society and the human race.

Every day people are faced with choices that they have to decide whether to make or not. Choice determines our outlook on life. Whether humans know it or not, choice makes our world go round. Human nature revolves around the decisions people make, in good ways and bad. Moral dilemma is something that people are faced with all the time and often have troubles making the right choice.

Centered on psychological, sociological and philosophic principles such as virtue ethics, deontology, utilitarianism and intuitionism, for instance, many theorists argue that our decision making ability or ethical judgements are based on our own experience, or the nature of our standards of reason. Ethics, whether personal or professional, is about our actions and decisions. Moreover, it is acting in a way that is consistent with our values and choices, not just simply following the rules. Our Code of Ethical conduct originates from our values which are greatly influenced by our morals; they provide guidance and are our standards for the ways in which we carry out and view right and wrong actions; these standards are derived from our fundamental beliefs. Ethics are usually the principles we use to form decisions on what is right or wrong, good or bad and are typically cultivated from our culture, environment, and religious beliefs. Moral responsibility is said to be innate and/or instilled within an individual outside of themselves, however, studies also suggest that moral attitude and action are also affected by

Lights begin to dim, trailers pass by and one hour later he’s sitting in a room filled with people not knowing what to do. His hands are grasping onto his face with a split in between fingers. He peeks at the screen, the blood in him is racing while his pulse is rising faster and faster with the anticipation of the unknown. Then suddenly feels his heart stop while all the breathe in him vanishes. Soon after relief rushes through the body and a smirk of adrenaline comes across his face. This sense of emotion is unlike any other a person goes through. In Stephen King’s essay he states humans crave this feeling to “dare the nightmare” and for the sake of one's sanity.

While Tolhurst and Shafer-Landau raise some legitimate concerns regarding the studies, they seem to boil down to a simple dilemma. We have to ask whether these studies suggest an inherent defect in our ability to form moral intuitions or whether they merely show that, under special conditions, our moral intuitions can be “tricked” by clever experimenters.

In his essay “On Moral Instinct,” Steven Pinker criticizes the different aspects of morality, such as a moralization switch, moral reasoning versus moral rationalization, whether or not morality is universal,and different varieties of moral experiences, Pinker states that moralization is a psychological sense, it steers an individual’s actions, but there are rules and exceptions to moral standards. In some cases, moral standards can change such as smoking, it was once seen as a very casual and common habit (amoralized) but now there are so many laws restricting smokers on where and when they can smoke (moralized). Pinker introduces Jonathan Haidt, a psychologist, to clarify the distinction between moral reasoning and moral rationalization.

Morality is an important component of a human being because it helps shape the ethical foundation that every human being has. Whether to be good, evil, honest, or deceitful are just some of the traits morality helps us develop. Thus, it is evident that morality is a crucial component of a human being. However, what ultimately drives moral action? This question is debated and investigated against many philosophers, a few of them being Thomas Hobbes, Frans de Waal, and David Hume.