Human Nature Is All About

What is human nature? Human Nature is characteristics or feelings shared by all humans. In “The Midas Touch” Midas is an example of human nature being greedy. Also, in the text “Are We Naturally Good or Bad?” shows that humans are naturally good based on an experiment. Lastly, in the video “The Myth of Human Nature” humans have certain needs that should be met. In all of these texts there are amazing examples of human nature and how humans would act in situations related to the topic.

In Genesis the word of God leads humanity in the direction of self preservation, urging them to procreate, to ”Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 9:1), and to minimize hostility and violence among people. As Freud asserted, “Besides the instinct to preserve living substance and join it into ever larger units, there must exist another, contrary instinct seeking to dissolve those units and bring them back to their primeval, inorganic state” (Freud 77). Genesis exemplifies the struggle between the two opposing human instincts, with God acting as a moderator between them. Forms of justice are put into place in an attempt to control these drives, one example being the proclamation that “Whoever sheds the blood of a human, by a human shall that person’s blood be shed” (Genesis 9:6). The ethics and laws that develop throughout Genesis seek to “prevent the crudest excesses of brutal violence” but are unable to control “the more cautious and refined manifestations of human aggressiveness” (Freud 70). Since they cannot be completely eradicated, the scriptures instead play into the more negative aspects of human nature, especially narcissism, and manipulate them into a force for conservation rather than annihilation.

Human beings are part of the animal kingdom, and therefore part of nature. If that is true, then everything they create or destroy is by default "natural". I agree with the statement.

Human nature by essence has been the cause of many entrepreneurial paths, all follow to known the essence itself behind of what we conceive as life. Moreover it’s righteous description and abstract content, that many great man has humbly studied and that for centuries have made a path closely enough to the understanding of it, yet far from the light, it seems to be and unsolvable question that gives us a “Raison d'être” to our existence in this world.

It mentions asocial and social nature, and writes about instead of being them morally and experientially opposite, and that instead they are two overlapping versions of experience that similarly allow for great appreciation of society and nature.

As human beings, we have all experienced the notion of being plagued by a single, paralyzing, and perhaps irrational fear. Often seen as a point of weakness and fragility, fear is an integral part of human nature and for the most part, cannot be destroyed, but merely conquered. Touching Bottom follows the female protagonist in her endeavors through her life in relation to her fear. A major variable in her life is swimming and being around water, as the story kicks off with her struggles in learning to swim. She undergoes a traumatizing experience with a leech at summer camp, leaving her paralyzed with a fear of murky water, and leeches specifically, a fear she carries on with her throughout her life. Forward to the protagonist as a married

Philosophers for centuries have debated over whether the true nature of human beings is ultimately altruistic or egoistic. While many, such as Thomas Hobbes, view humans as purely egoistic or only concerned for themselves, others, such as Joseph Butler, argue for altruism; or the idea that humans are capable of devoting themselves to the welfare of others for no benefit to themselves. The instinct to survive often motivates humans to perform selfish deeds, but that does not negate the idea of human nature being altruistic. As a codependent species, humans prove to be capable of performing selfless acts at their own expense, for the sole purpose of helping someone else. Human nature is ultimately altruistic

Every species on this planet has their own idea of what they find attractive but the universal sign for courting, chemistry and breeding is a healthy appearance; whatever that may mean for that particular plant, insect, animal or hominid. Your personal affectation can be curtailed by dull, damaged, ruddy or sallow skin due to health complications, heredity or negligence; it seems more prevalent though to find that merely living in our accelerated world of high demand in the workplace, copious amounts of caffeine and fast food, and environmental disadvantages such as pollution and diminished ozone protection cause stress and strain on every system, especially the

There is a fundamental part of human nature that desires to be involved and engaged with nature. “We are in the fullest sense a biological species and will find little ultimate meaning apart from the remainder of life” (Wilson 81). Wilson identifies this urge as biophilia. While there is not strong formal scientific evidence, it is something that he sees in how people live their daily lives and how we have interacted with nature through history. “It unfolds in the predictable fantasies and responses of individuals from early childhood onward. It cascades into repetitive patterns of culture across most or all societies, a consistency often noted in the literature of anthropology. These processes appear to be part of the programs of the brain [...] They are too consistent to be dismissed as the result of purely historical events working on a mental blank slate” (Wilson 85). Some of these places that Wilson identifies are in the myths that share many similarities and a focus on the natural world between cultures around the world. As cultures and societies have grown and changed our relation to nature has as well.

In Psalm 119:36 of the Bible, Christianity says to “bend my heart to your instructions, not to selfish gain”. Like Christianity, most of modern religions speak of being selfless and, at the same time, warning selfish mind. Unlike those religions argue, human or at least a majority of them work for their wellness and desire their own goods. Even the majority of Christians pray for their well being and thank to God for their happiness. Egoism is the nature of all human along with other organisms, yet we are the only life on Earth who try hard to overcome our own nature. We all know our nature or at least perceive the little piece of the egoism, yet many religious leaders such as Pope Francis, Dalai Lama, and Imams with devotees of those religions speak up as if denying our nature is the way to reach some eternal happiness or freedom. For example, Buddhism’s goal is to be selfless and freed from the cycle of rebirth. Buddha says to his disciple about the phrase that should be repeated in the scripture, “These are not mine, this I am not, this is not my self” (Anatta-lakkhana Sutta). However, I strongly disagree with that idea, for being selfish makes human as human. Egoism is not a vice as many people think but is a beneficial component inside our mind that fulfills ourselves.

‘Did you see what she was wearing’, ‘did you hear who might be getting the promotion’, ‘have you met the new person down on the third floor’? Gossiping, defined in Dictionary.com as to “talk idly, especially about the affairs of others; go about tattling” (2014), this is something that humans, in every town, city, state, and country partake in from the moment that they can speak. For young children it is typically defined as tattling, teenagers, particularly females are labeled ‘gossipy’. This is expected of someone of their age, but it seems as soon as we enter adult hood, gossiping seems to be frowned upon, as if a person is expected to grow out of it at a certain age. But according to The Ape in the Corner Office, “gossip is human nature. Stopping it would take a miracle, or rather it would take black magic” (Conniff, 2005, p. 141). This paper will talk about the benefits of gossiping and how it can lead to a healthier work environment.

Human nature, the essence of what makes a human person what they are, is something that everybody has. Every person is innately a person, but how they put their personhood into action is the biggest indicator of their character, or the projection of a person’s human nature. At their core there is human nature, but their actions are what direct this source of humanity. The quality of someone’s actions is shaped by their environment and sometimes their biological makeup as well. Human nature does not have good or evil characteristics. It is how a person thinks and acts that is the true factor in the shaping of their character.

What is human nature at heart? People often help others and are able to live happily, even in hardships. That shows people are good on the at heart. Not to mention, it is human nature to be good at heart. According to everything listed above people are truly good at heart.

Humanity has undergone evil and chaos since the beginning of mankind. This is not a cause by some outside force, but by the hands of each person. There is not a single man who has not sinned, men have an overwhelming tendency to sin even if it is done unwillingly or subconsciously. Since this is so, people are naturally inclined towards greed, pride, and corruption. Due to this unfortunate tendency that man has it causes a desire to dominate the rest of humanity.

As the most giant super power in the world, almost everything happened in the United States has some kinds of influence in the world. The American Revolution is definitely one of the most important historical event in the history of the United States because its foundation of the idea of this country. But behind the bright side of the main stream idea of the public, there are also dark sides in the Revolution such as the bloody battle and the wealth growing of the minor elite. In this paper, I am not going to admire the great achievement of the American Revolution nor criticize the bloody and dirty trades behind the Revolution. I am here to explain that just like or other major events of human history, Everything happened during and after the American Revolution is just a nature of human being.