Essays on Human Nature

Marx defines the “underclass” as a social group, conscious of itself, that is being oppressed and exploited by the ruling class and thus possesses a common hostility towards this higher class. This concept is reflected in various literature from throughout history and can also be...

Human beings do not thrive in solitude. Every hero has a supporting team, and every protagonist must maintain a close group of allies in order to ever truly succeed. George Eliot’s Silas Marner furthers this idea that, although there is evil in the world, intimate...

‘Oklahoma, 1973’, begins the documentary account of an experiment to teach a baby chimpanzee human language and thus, in the words of one of the researchers, ‘test the nature versus nurture hypothesis’. And through today’s eyes, the eyes of film-maker James Marsh (of Man on...

It is a popular way of thinking that everyone knows that you can not be one hundred percent satisfied. You always want more or less of something, whether it is money, love, attention, or materialistic things. For example, an average everyday person could want more...

How far are you willing to go to get what you want? One of the themes in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is greed. How a humble person can turn into a savage and uncontrollable beast just for wanting more. In the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare...

Madness, or the uncanny ability of fallen humans to view the world through their narrow reasonable lens. The deceivers play into the fears that already exist within the character. They do not create the calamity, they simply fuel it. The madman’s explanation of a thing...

Origin of the Idea and Necessity Man, as he was endowed with intelligence, unlike the animals, began to think. He got curious about his surroundings and himself. He was bewildered by the things that were out of his reach, like the sun, the moon, the...

The world holds endless myths and legends. For over 2000 years people have fantasised about a Mythical society that goes by the name Atlantis. Beginning with the Ideas of Plato, an ancient greek philosopher. There are countless ideas about what and where Atlantis is. According...

For improving the effectiveness of the people resource, people are to be aligned to the mission, vision , strategic goals and the processes. People are to integrate with the organizational culture. In case they do not integrate then they will be frustrated in no time....

This short story addresses the complexity of human nature. We see that the father in the story has awareness and he is proud of not drinking routinely. We also know that he is aware of the consequences of his drinking. To go on furthermore, we...

INTRODUCTION Without a sense of the past there is no memory, no conscience, and no responsibility If we seek to understand the cognitive environment of the ancient world, we must endeavor to comprehend how people thought about the past. How people understand the past provides...

Privilege would not be capable of maintaining its position in society if it were not heavily regulated and normalized by those who benefit from it. Privilege can be normalized by the dominant group in a variety of ways, whether it is through personally justifying the...

Different cultures depict the human figure in various ways. For example, the cultures may stress a body part that they feel is particularly significant spiritually or to the human health. Two works, Menkaure and His Queen and the Moai in Easter Island clearly demonstrate this...

Humanity is ever-changing and endlessly fascinating. People of different classes, roles, personalities, and appearances combine majestically to form the human race in such a profound and meticulous way. In The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer portrays humanity with candor and openness when describing...

The Platonic Conception of human nature which Descartes follows, do not look upon man as a unity in being. [1] According to platonic views man is not really one thing but he is of two things. He has a mind and a body and they...

One of the greatest traits of human nature is our ability to innovate and cooperate during times of crises. With rising concerns over climate change and environmental degradation, more attention has been turned to the role industrial agriculture has on these issues. Industrial farming prioritizes...

Many people believe that the biggest problems in this world right now are poverty, religious conflicts, and even global warming. Well, it’s not. The biggest problem that people face today is greed. When people use the word “greed,” they automatically think of money. It can...

‘’Clouds come floating into my life from other days no longer to shed rain or usher storm but to give colour to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, 1916 Since the beginning of time, the human need of fulfillment has had an important...

Confucius was famous Chinese philosopher who lived during the Tang Dynasty. He was born around 551 BC and died in 479 BC at around the age of 72. He committed his life to education and took pride in promoting loyalty and respect towards others. Although...

A refined man in the twentieth century is viewed as a man that is affable, neighborly, and kind. Confucius had a similar meaning of what a refined man was, nevertheless he decisively depicted what a man needed to do so as to be viewed as...

“Introverts: The Misunderstanding” is completed persuasive writing written during the span of IWP. Introversion and extroversion have been a controversial psychological effect globally. As an ambivert, – a mix both personality of an introvert and extrovert – I wanted to draft persuasive writing to encourage...

Karl Marx was very insistent when it came down to explanation of the nature of society. That is to say, he claimed that capitalism created a hostile, evil environment where people had no choice but to trade their souls for survival. Of course, Marx never...

Derived from the Greek language ‘philosopia’ translating to ‘the love of wisdom’, philosophy is a subject matter that most people stray away from, it just seems unnecessary, unimportant but every one of us know that there is something to be gained from it something that...

Jack London’s short story ‘To Build a Fire’ tells a tale of a man that perceives his self as perfect in every way. This stubborn individual decides to travel solo, with his dog through the treacherous and uninviting environment of the Yukon. The man clearly...

It seems to be human nature to contemplate on our weaknesses rather than our strengths. It appears natural to ponder upon our weaknesses and search for methods to bridge this deficit area. Although, it is imperative to understand and substitute one’s weaknesses we must also...

Humans seem to love putting themselves first above all else. It already came to a point where selfishness has become one of the things we acquire because this is us and there’s really nothing we can do about it. We tend to always seek for...

Moliere has written a Tartuffe play comedy that reflects the fact of human nature. The author clearly portrays the nature of the characters and especially Orgon and Tartuffe. Through this, we can find the two main reasons why Tartuffe can easily manipulate and exploit Orgon....

On violence by Hannah Arendt is an interesting reflection on History and Politics. In this brief but substantial essay, Hanna Arendt analyzes the historical facts of the sixties including/relating and comparing them within the context of the most important events of the 20th century. The...

Introduction In his fantasy work, Bicentennial Man, Isaac Asimov invites the reader to consider the philosophical ideal of what it means to be a human being. Asimov intertwines the impartiality of science and the irrationality of emotions by creating a “living” android character set in a “normal”...

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were two philosophical political theorists whose ideas regarding human nature and the social contract between man and government were shaped by their life experiences and positions in 17th century England and Europe. These experiences gave each man differing views on...