Human nature

beauty is within the accepting of one’s own loving, social nature. But the unattainable is living a self-oriented existence that rejects both human companionship and the loving qualities of one’s human nature. Although the narrator at first appears to depict Raskolnikov as the conceited notion of Nietzsche's “Übermensch”, or Superman, the developing inconsistencies within Raskolnikov’s own character and the presence of his own “caring” human nature actually make it impossible for him to truly…

government between Aristocracy and Democracy. I believed that human nature lied somewhere in between Athens and Sparta, and they were the two inhumane extremes of human nature. But after careful consideration of the entirety of the History of the Peloponnesian War, I have found quotations to support a different claim. Additionally, this careful consideration has helped me determine how this affects what Thucydides says about human nature. The same careful consideration has helped me understand…

are not as clever as one might initially think, but humans are prone to distraction. They are still children and so this especially applies to them. They might not think their little games are as fun if they were constantly on guard for an observant teacher or strict aunt passing by. This suggests that they are willing to sacrifice safety from consequences for more…

Can we really learn about human nature by removing ourselves from the company of other humans? Thoreau, for one, wanted to answer this same exact question, and he conducted an experiment purely based on his own experience alongside Mother Nature for two years and two months at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. Through his experiment, Thoreau endeavored to escape the distractions and emotional clutters of society in order to get in touch with his inner self in and to find out what living…

Thomas Hobbes, believed that humans were evil by nature. Both perspectives have credibility and validity to a certain extent. However, one common trend that can be traced through Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and modern American life is the prevalence of destructives forces such as hysteria, greed, and fear. Human nature can be good or evil based on which side of himself a person decides to work for. Because humans have continued to exhibit their good as well as evil nature one cannot exist…

Virgil, wrote this story with the intention of it being remembered throughout history. The psychological and social qualities that characterize humankind, especially in contrast with other living things is the definition of human nature. In Book IV, Virgil depicts human nature as passion versus duty through both Dido and Aeneas’ battles with accomplishing what others tell them and striving for what their hearts crave. Duty drives Aeneas more than passion. The gods…

more than they have. Some who lead lives of ignorance end up upset and lost but those who live in the mode of goodness they achieve the absolute truth. They are able to be happy to not fear the what they don’t understand. The three modes of material nature are passion, goodness and ignorance. The idea of passion is that most people live in passion and are unable to break out of the cycle. Goodness is considered the only way to Krishna. If one devotes all things and thoughts…

Shakespeare epitomizes human nature in his plays by creating every character with an individual set of characteristics. He combines emotions, virtues, and faults to construct each unique personality. These traits are used to help the reader better connect to the lives of the characters, allowing the understanding of their behaviours and motives. In Othello, Desdemona dies an innocent death by Othello’s hand due to Iago’s mastermind manipulation. As the reader is familiarized with his character,…

Lewis vs Ridley In “Human Nature,” Matt Ridley argues that our entire purpose in life as human beings is reproduction. In From Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis argues that we should strive for closeness with God over all else. I agree with Mr. Lewis. Though the Bible gives us the instruction to “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28), there is more to life than sex. This can be proven through the use of Lewis’ Mere Christianity and from my own experience as a Christian and as a human being. Lewis…

Nature and Human Nature What is the difference between humans and nature? What is the relationship between supernatural beings and humans? Although the former may take a while to reach to a convincible answer, the answer of the later can be obtained through history and literal texts. In the fascinating yet somewhat poignant epic, The Epic of Gilgamesh, the eponymous protagonist experiences the vicissitudes of life- the power as a king, the loss of his alter ego, and the epiphany of the fact…