Human Nature Essay Examples and Topics

 In this essay I will be discussing the basics and the details of the Nature vs Nurture debate, along with how genetics, environment and personal experiences can affect the development of an individual in relation to both nature and nurture. To further discuss the debate…

As Zadie Smith talks about her cognition of joy in the article “joy”, she states that “joy is such a human madness.” (6) We start to think about what is human madness. In my perspective, I would say human madness is a kind of dilemma….

The study of human development is a complex and multifaceted field that seeks to understand how individuals grow and change over the course of their lives. One of the central debates within this field revolves around the concept of continuity versus discontinuity. This essay will…

In what way you look at it, the true nature of human is essentially bad. It is showed by many examples from history, humans are great in creating conflicts and forming war. And we are even more extraordinary in creating a mess. This happens every…

Even though all basic human freedoms for African Americans were denied during the late part of the 1900’s in the American South, how were white Southerners not able to see how lynching was morally wrong? In the following paragraphs, I will use and defend Mengzi’s…

When I discuss humanity, I will find that humanity is directional, and even binding. It does not exist as a natural, non-directed nature. Fundamentally speaking, the concept of humanity itself was created by human beings, and our concept of creating humanity is very simple. With…

Have you ever wondered if you people are naturally born good or bad? This is a question that has been asked throughout the years. In this paper I want to learn whether we are born good or do we just learn it by the environment…

Rene Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. A native of the Kingdom of France, One of the most notable intellectual figures of the Dutch Golden Age. Descartes contributed to many fields especially philosophy but due to the lack of available information and awareness…

“Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them.” A quote from wicked, one of the greatest musicals of all time. This really got me thinking. Are people born bad? Are people actually born with evilness within their nature? Is it through…

Are humans good, or are they bad? It’s a question philosophers haven’t been able to answer since the day humanity came to existence. And how about the acts of humanity, are they good or bad? Are we as good as we think we are at…

As a part of species living biosphere, human, has frequent interaction with other parts of the biosphere, ecosystem, and even more aspects. People have affected nature in good, bad, and long-term ways, meanwhile, nature has left a variety of effects on humans. People cut down…

Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury was born on April 5th, 1588 in Westport, Wiltshire and lived in a time of great disruption. Hobbes was a key figure during the Enlightenment period and is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. He was…

Many philosophers have disputed the motivations and reasons as to why we should follow moral norms, perhaps for religious reasons or to fit into society. For me, I believe simply that by following moral norms I will treat others as I would want to be…

“To err is human, to forgive is divine”, is a quote from Alexander Pope who is known as one of the greatest English poets. It is such human nature to makes mistakes and commit sins. As human, it is important to us to forgive people…

In his most popular novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding explores human nature in its purest and darkest form. From standing a group of young boys alone on an island to creating a complex, inner “beast”, William Goulding explores the notion of life outside…