Category: Human Nature

  • Human Nature in Business: Adam Smiths View

    Table of Contents Introduction Importance of Understanding Peoples Behavior Understanding How People Make Decisions as Business Leaders Role of Emotions Conclusion References Introduction In business economics, other than the mathematics involved, some factors must be considered significant considerations when making conclusions. One pertinent consideration is the fact that financial decision-making is different from others. As…

  • Utilitarianism as a Concept Embedded in Human Nature

    Table of Contents Understanding of Utilitarianism Utilitarianism Provides a Good Life Natural Law is the Origin of Utilitarianism Utilitarianism as the Concept of Self-Morality References Currently, the interaction of people with each other plays a significant role in all spheres of human activity. The importance of peoples relationships can be seen starting from simple human…

  • Human Nature In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

    What really separates us from animals as human beings? The need for civility, being controlled by fear and power is instilled in the fundamentals of our instincts. William Goldings 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies explores these themes through the fictional story of a group of schoolboys who are trapped on a deserted tropical island…

  • Evil As A Human Nature In The Dark Knight And Lord Of The Flies

    Abraham Lincoln once said, If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will. The meaning of this quote is that humanity is fundamentally evil. There is a darkness to everyone on this world that is hidden or shown in different ways. In Lord of the Flies, human nature is…

  • The Scarlet Letter: the Idea of Human Nature and Puritan Society

    In most cases, it is easy to conform to an idea considered normal by society. Those who contradict these standards are often thought of as brave, but what if this wasnt the case? If everyone was courageous enough to walk their own path, how different would the world be? Hester Prynne does just this, going…

  • The Scarlet Letter: the Idea of Human Nature and Puritan Society

    In most cases, it is easy to conform to an idea considered normal by society. Those who contradict these standards are often thought of as brave, but what if this wasnt the case? If everyone was courageous enough to walk their own path, how different would the world be? Hester Prynne does just this, going…

  • The Nature Of Humanity By John Locke

    The debate over the base nature of humanity has lasted centuries, creating many theories and counterpoints to those theories, yet none have been definitively established as the correct essence of humanity in a state of nature nor has a correct reason been pinpointed for why humanity decides to enter into social contracts. Are humans predisposed…

  • Philosophical Concept Of Truth

    For as long as human beings have been able to think, theyve had the desire to understand the truths of life. In The Allegory of the Cave, when referring to these desires Plato states, God knows whether it is true. When trying to answer many of lifes questions people usually have conflicting views that can…

  • John Locke Human Nature

    Introduction John Locke was born in 29 August 1632 and died in 28 October 1704. His era was the 17th century, era of early modern philosophy. He was an English philosopher and physician, and known as the Father of Liberalism. He was known as first British empiricists, he followed the tradition of Sir Francis Bacon.…

  • Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka: Exploration Of The Outcast In European Society

    So begins Franz Kafka’s masterpiece, ‘The Metamorphosis,’ written in 1912 and is a magnificent masterpiece of three things. Physiology, sociology, and existential anxiety that has attracted the reader’s attention. This work can be viewed as an exploration of the outcast in European society. Kafka’s fiction is set in an alternate reality that is threatening, one…