Nature Of Human Nature

In both, the Genesis and the Exodus, violence was seen from different perspectives. Both God and one of his creations (humans), were brutal against humanity. However, one was permitted, seemed too reasonable, and one wasn’t. We can tell that the ones that were permitted were mostly by God because he/she does everything for a reason while we human beings commit unintelligible actions for no appropriate cause.

The idea of consequence is relayed through the merciless punishment God bestows upon Cain after realizing what he did. By declaring Cain a vagabond and fugitive, he feels the same sense of isolation, which eventually becomes too much for him to bear. God draws a clear distinction between consequence and senseless violence and ruthlessness. After rolling back on His punishment, God gives in and asserts that “whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold,” from this two things are identified, one, is that creating more violence is not a solution, and two, God’s character is becoming more dynamic and fluid as the story goes through the Genesis.

All throughout The Bible story Cain & Abel man is portrayed as malign and malevolent. The Bible displays this effect through the murder of Abel, the actions of Abel to provoke his older brother. Lastly Cain's reaction to his punishment and God's expectations for man after these events. In all aspects The Bible story Cain & Abel illustrates man as evil and vengeful. One of the most visible instances of this is the cold-blooded murder of Abel.

The Consequences of Knowledge Though having knowledge is good, it can also be evil if put into the wrong hands. Prometheus and Eve are perfect examples of what can happen if knowledge is given to the wrong person. Sometimes wanting to know too much can cause dire consequences. In Genesis 2, the Lord God said, “It is not good for the human to be alone, I shall make him a sustainer beside him” (160).

Jane Addams once said, “The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.” The same can be said for humanity. Evidence from history supports the concept that inhumane actions are contagious, and for this reason compassion and humanity can not be practiced in parts. Practicing humanity and compassion selectively or in parts creates an inhumane world. Humans must learn to be kind and take care of each other before much else beneficial can be accomplished. Universal humanity insures that all human beings do not have to worry about becoming victim to inhumane actions and violence. Imagine, women, children, and men victims of inhumanity and violence. In order for humanity and compassion to be of any true importance, humanity and compassion must be universal.

unable to define a simple term like human nature? Over the course of history, many important philosophers and scholars, while trying to define human nature, have come up with theories that have helped shape the way countries are governed and led. Psychologists and philosophers have taken different sides when it comes to determining what kind of intentions humans are naturally born with. Are humans inherently born evil or good? People have used philosophy, religion, and even science to find the answer to this question. There are valuable arguments that have been made from people who think humans are born inherently good, and from people who think humans are born inherently bad. Another belief is that humans are born inherently good, and then due to civilization, humans turn bad. Human nature is a debate that could go on without end, however, is worth researching about.

Throughout the development of philosophy and human examination as a species, one problem has always seemed to be at the root of all the questioning. Philosophies exist that justify even the most extreme of governmental styles and world attitudes, from draconian governments which attempt to keep order at all costs, to carefree ruling styles which seem to suggest we should just let people self-govern. Many of these different justifications take their root in differing conceptions of our human nature. Put simply, this entire debate reduces to the single question of whether we as humans are intrinsically good, bad, or somewhere in the gray area in the middle. One side of the debate is epitomized by a line from the song “Demons”: “No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed”(Imagine Dragons). Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, the novel A Separate Peace, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s works in a Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men and The Social Contract illustrate the gamut of views on the matter of mankind’s inherent nature.

What got me very interested in, was how people see what human nature is all about. Basically, human nature is the qualities that make someone a human being. People all around the world have a way to show who they are and express their true colors. What shocked me the most that human nature is the things we do to satisfy ourselves instead of the other person. When Velasquez says that we give money to someone who is homeless not because we just want to help, so we don’t feel guilty later that we didn’t give the homeless person money. I find that very true because when I don’t have money to give I feel very guilty that I couldn’t do anything. Today, many people actually just care about themselves and don’t think what others might be feeling. It states, “In short, Mercer claims that the only kind of human motivation we can understand is self-interest or, in his words, “the expectation of realizing some self-regarding end.” (P.52)

The will, in its simplest form, is the ability for one to control one’s own actions. Through the will, the morality of the action is entirely decided by the doer. Augustine professes the will simply permits the doer to do evil. In Socrates’ assertion, free will is contingent on self-control because without it, one can find oneself enslaved to a material thing or desire. Based on reading and prior knowledge, it can be deduced that the only thing that can truly keep one from vice is free will.

"What is Natural Has to be Investigated Not in Beings That Are Depraved, But in Those That Are Good According to Nature"

Nature is what you learn and develop from your surrounding so when you see other people doing something everyday you start doing what they doing good or bad. Because they grew up around it they start to think its ok and will start to do it Human nature, fundamental dispositions and traits of humans. Theories about the nature of humankind form a part of every culture. In the West, one traditional question centred on whether humans are naturally selfish and competitive (see Thomas Hobbes; John Locke) or social and altruistic (see Karl Marx; Émile Durkheim). A broader problem is that of determining which ostensibly fundamental human dispositions and traits are natural and which are the result of some form of learning or socialization. Recent research in genetics, evolutionary biology, and cultural anthropology suggests that there is a complex interaction between genetically inherited factors and developmental and social factors. Basic drives shared with other primates are related to food, sex, security, play, and social status. Language use by humans is now generally recognized as genetically enabled, through the acquisition of any specific language also requires appropriate environmental stimuli. Some common behavioral differences between genders (e.g., regarding aggression) also appear to have a genetic basis, as does sexual orientation. See also behaviour genetics; Homo sapiens; personality; philosophical anthropology; sociobiology human nature includes the core

Humanitarian behavior and attitude towards the appearance and the perspective through which they understand things differs from one individual to another. These impacts can be characterized by psychological nature of an individual, current situation in nature, the physical appearance of a person, incapability amongst others. Such factors act majorly and determine a lot on how people behave and think towards each other. This scenario makes it hard for an individual to examine his/her own life but rather criticize those of others. They tend to see another individual as being incomplete therefore need to be reformed. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark”, he argues that in his article, if there were ways and mechanism to create a perfect human then that would be done without delay.

Human nature is complicated. In our everyday society, it is not hard to see people hurt each other due to various reasons. Reminiscing history, genocide is perhaps one of the worst and tragic outcome of people hurting one another. In order to look at why people hurt each other and how genocide happens, we need to understand it from social psychologist perspective by analyzing methodology, person and the situation, subjective experience and application of the above issue.

Human Nature, the basics of character in every human being, morals which are not all good and not all bad, but somewhat in the middle. This arises from English author James P. Pinkerton in, “Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely” when he describes the malevolent morality of humans. David Brooks, author of “Conservatism and Evolution” opens the idea of good nature. All of which is followed by British author William Golding in “Lord of the Flies” showing a happy medium of all.

Ideas about human nature are central to theorizing about politics because humans are the center of politics. Politics would not exist without human nature. One theory says that, something that humans are born with requires us to generally desire the company of other humans and thus a need for political structure is born. Once more than a few people inhabit an area, the desire for a functioning society kicks in and defines the rulers and the ruled. However, this viewpoint is not shared by all theorists. The disagreement in theories bring about the nature versus nurture, reason versus impulse, and naturally selfish verses naturally altruistic arguments which are key to understanding human nature.