Dr. Jeanine A. DeFalco 3 December 2023 The Wrap-Up: Human Nature, Psychology, some Final Reflections Over this semester, I have turned a good deal of time and attention to examining how the scientists of psychology have studied and thought about defining characteristics of human nature. The immediate takeaway from this effort is an awe-inspiring recognition…

Dr. Jeanine A. DeFalco What is human nature and why is it important? Human nature refers to the distinguishing characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, that humans tend to have naturally, independent of the influence of culture. The concept of human nature has been debated throughout history, with various perspectives from philosophy, psychology,…

The news has many reports on the new war between Israel and Hamas here is a link to CNNs coverage: When something like this happens it is still a shock to me even though it seems inevitable that new conflicts will break out especially in highly contended parts of the world. How can such atrocities…

I have been listening to a video on genetic determinism this morning which I found interesting in the content as well as format. Subboor Ahmad discusses parts of the video “Why Dawkins is Wrong, with Denis Noble” he touches on the subject of biological chance and creativity as well as the importance of recognizing the…

When I think of human nature I tend to think of the general human nature(s) that we all share such as those listed by Donald E Brown (List of Human Universals) as well as our individual human nature(s). This post is about our individual nature(s). Assuming that as individuals we have certain behavioral tendencies that…

The more I study the concept of human nature, what stands out to me in a very simplistic way is what I would consider a wide range of ways of life and ways of thinking about being human. I want to be clear that this site is not intended to promote a specific human nature…

Today John Honeycutt a web designer from California is going to begin work on the forum part of the website as well as making some other adjustments to the site as we move forward. Initially he will work on getting the forum part of the site to look more like the rest of the site…

I had another conversation with my uncle today on human nature. One of the points that he makes is that there is no agreement on what human nature is or even that it exists. In the process of working on the site I have found a more educated response on this point referencing several sources.…

Now that the spring semester has ended I have started to add new featured content to the site: -a new academic program University of Pittsburg department of History and Philosophy of Science. -a featured article by Dr. Grant Ramsey Institute of Philosophy KU Leuven Belgium -a new featured Human Nature Bytes video with Dr. Armin…

Delving into the another academic discipline with little to no experience is a humbling and disorienting experience. Yet perhaps it is my human curiosity that drives me to explore something outside my area. I want to find out where this will go. There is no doubt that Paul Griffiths of the University of Sydney is…