human-nature
What people are
Human nature is the fundamental character of people—the instincts, tendencies, and behaviors considered innate to humans as a species.
It often appears in generalizations about how people act: It's human nature to want what you can't have.
The phrase implies inevitability or universality: You can't fight human nature.
Philosophers debate whether human nature is essentially good, selfish, or malleable.
Innate behavioral tendency
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- characterNature, symbol, or role
motivation · desire · emotion · impulse · selfishness · altruism · aggression · compassion
Fundamental nature of something
- soulInnermost animating essence
- existenceState of being real
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
- determinismDoctrine of causal necessity
morality · reason · consciousness · Hobbes · Rousseau · Locke · innate · enlightenment
Satisfactory in quality
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- darknessTotal absence of light
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
vice · angel · devil · conflict · struggle · contradiction · complexity · fallibility
A joining or relation
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- outdoorsIn open air
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
conservation · ecology · biophilia · harmony · disconnection · alienation · urbanization · rewilding
instinct
Innate behavioral tendency
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
character · motivation · desire · emotion · impulse · selfishness · altruism · aggression · compassion · curiosity
essence
Fundamental nature of something
- soulInnermost animating essence
- existenceState of being real
- free-willAutonomous decision-making capacity
determinism · morality · reason · consciousness · Hobbes · Rousseau · Locke · innate · enlightenment · rationality
good
Satisfactory in quality
virtue · vice · angel · devil · conflict · struggle · contradiction · complexity · fallibility · nobility
connection
A joining or relation
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- outdoorsIn open air
stewardship · conservation · ecology · biophilia · harmony · disconnection · alienation · urbanization · rewilding · sustainability
human-naturenurture
Support growth and development
conditioning · socialization · upbringing · education · habituation
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Autonomous decision-making capacity
self-determination · self-creation · self-transcendence · existentialism · self-overcoming
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