HUMAN
NATURE
HUMAN NATURE
WHAT IS HUMAN NATURE ETHICS?
HUMAN NATURE SIX THINGS WE ALL DO
HUMAN NATURE LINKS
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HUMAN
NATURE
Human nature refers to the distinguishing characteristics, including
ways of thinking, feeling and acting, that humans tend to have
naturally, independently of the influence of culture. The questions
of what these characteristics are, what causes them, and how fixed
human nature is, are amongst the oldest and most important questions
in western philosophy.
These questions have particularly important implications in ethics,
politics, and theology. This is partly because human nature can be
regarded as both a source of norms of conduct or ways of life, as
well as presenting obstacles or constraints on living a good life.
The complex implications of such questions are also dealt with in
art and literature, while the multiple branches of the Humanities
together form an important domain of inquiry into human nature,
and the question of what it is to be human.
The branches of contemporary science associated with the study of
human nature include anthropology, sociology, sociobiology, and
psychology, particularly evolutionary psychology, and developmental
psychology. The "nature versus nurture" debate is a broadly inclusive
and well-known instance of a discussion about human nature in the
natural sciences.
Human nature
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_nature
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WHAT IS
HUMAN
NATURE
ETHICS?
Human nature ethics are the universally accepted natural ways
of how human beings do live their life. Human nature ethics
include how people think, feel and act naturally without the
influence of other factors like science or technology.
What Is Human Nature Ethics?
http://www.ask.com/question/define-human-nature-ethics
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HUMAN
NATURE
SIX THINGS
WE ALL DO
WHAT sort of creature is the human? The obvious answer is a smart,
talkative, upright ape with a penchant for material possessions.
But what about the more subtle concept of human nature? That is more
controversial. Some deny it exists, preferring to believe that we can
be anything we want to be. They cannot be right.
Although we exhibit lots of individual and cultural variations, humans
are animals, and like all animals we have idiosyncrasies, quirks and
characteristics that distinguish us as a species. An invading alien would
have no trouble categorising us but, being so close to our subject matter,
we struggle to pin down the essence of humanness.
Nevertheless, the task may not be beyond us. Anthropologists have identified
many “human universals”?– characteristics shared by all people everywhere,
which constitute a sort of parts list of our species. What if we were to use
these to examine the human animal in the same way we would study any other?
As the following articles reveal, what emerges is a suite of characteristics
that encapsulate our nature – and a rather peculiar one it proves to be. If
you thought you knew what humans were like, then think again.
1. SKILLS
Being playful
All mammals play - but no other species pursues such a wide variety
of entertainment or spends so much time enjoying themselves.
2. KNOWLEDGE
Being scientific
Humans are constantly sorting the world into categories, predicting
how things work, and testing those predictions - the essence of
science.
3. BEHAVIOUR
Being legislative
Chimps stick to simple behavioural norms, but we humans, with our
language skills and greater brainpower, have developed much more
elaborate systems of rules, taboos and etiquette.
4. FEEDING
Being epicurean
Compared with other animals, the feeding behaviour of humans is
exceedingly odd. Where they just eat, we make a meal of it.
5. SEX
Being clandestine
Nothing is quite as puzzling as our predilection for clandestine
copulation. Why do humans have sex in private?
6. COMMUNICATION
Being gossipy
Language has shaped our nature profoundly - and arguably, our
way with words reaches its apogee in gossip.
Human nature: Six things we all do
http://www.newscientist.com/special/human-nature
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HUMAN
NATURE
LINKS
Core Issues of Human Nature: Ethics
http://www.centertao.org/essays/core-issues-of-human-nature/ethics/
Ethics and Human Nature
http://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/staff/gerardcasey/casey/EthHumNat.pdf
Human nature
http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3446800881/human-nature.html
Human nature
http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Human_nature
Human Nature
http://ezinearticles.com/?Human-Nature&id=6191512
Human nature
http://www.answers.com/topic/human-nature-band
Human nature
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/275811/human-nature
Human nature
http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature
Human Nature
http://www.worldtransformation.com/human-nature/
Human Nature Ethics
http://www.ibuzzle.com/articles/human-nature-ethics.html
Humans, Nature, and Ethics
http://www.humansandnature.org/humans--nature--and-ethics-article-76.php
Human Nature Ethical Theory
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2106494?uid=3739600&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21103376112227
Human Nature: Good or Evil?
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/03-1/lesson004.shtml
Human Nature Review
http://human-nature.com/
What Is Ethics?
http://www.rocketswag.com/ethics/moral-value/ethics/index.html
What is human nature?
http://www.gotquestions.org/human-nature.html
WHAT IS HUMAN NATURE?
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nth/aec/aec05.htm
What Is Human Nature?
http://realtruth.org/articles/130530-001.html
What Is Human Nature?
http://rcg.org/bics/rcgbic-018.html
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