Lord Of The Flies And Emotional Egoism

Although some may argue that humans are good because of an individual's ability to act in situations where they place themselves in harm's way, man is inherently evil as evidenced by their desire to survive within the most suitable conditions achievable, and man experiencing the impulse to do the unthinkable when consequences appear unforeseen, seen in “The Milgram Shock Experiment”, “Emotional Amoral Egoism by Nayef R. F. Al-Rodhan”, "On 911 and Forgiveness", and The Lord of The Flies.

Regarding the evils of man, all humans have the common goal of survival. Through our evolution into further intellectual prowess however, humans have also adopted the ability to improve on their own individual conditions. Within an excerpt titled “Emotional Amoral Egoism”, Nayef R. F …show more content…
This proves justification to lay the foundation of an individual to do anything in their power to survive. To achieve survival, and possibly even the benefit of the individual, man must commit sometimes heinous acts for the beneficiary. To further this point, Joe Herring conveys within “On 911 and Forgiveness” that: “Never forget: the default position of humanity has always been brutal oppression and savage war. America and the ideals of its founding have done more to change that than anything else, save Christianity.” (Herring, 1). In