December 2023 Jeanine A. DeFalco, PhD Xunzi and Hobbes: Contrasting Views on Human Nature Introduction Hello, I’m Dr. DeFalco, and today I’m going to do a  comparative analysis of two seemingly disparate philosophers: Xunzi, an ancient Chinese thinker, and Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher from the 17th century. While separated by continents and millennia, both…

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,…

25 November 2023 Hello, I’m Dr. DeFalco. Today, I’m going to discuss how the personality psychologists understood human nature, and comment on how their findings take on new significance in an AI driven world. In the realm of understanding human nature, personality psychologists have long grappled with the mysteries that compose the human psyche. Their…

Dr. DeFalco Hello, today I’m going to share with you some thoughts on how the developmental psychologists thought about human nature.  Developmental psychology is a captivating field that explores the growth and changes occurring throughout the human lifespan. This lecture will delve into some of the most influential theories and theorists in developmental psychology, highlighting…

8 November 2023 Dr. DeFalco Decoding the Mind: Cognitive Psychologists and Human Nature Hello, I’m Dr DeFalco, and today I want to discuss how the cognitive psychologists revolutionized our understanding of human nature. I’ll focus particularly on those scientists whose theories and research have provided profound insights into the workings of the human mind. In…

31 October 2023 06 Physiological and Comparative Psychology Reviewing Perspectives on Human Nature According to the Titans of Physiological and Comparative Psychology Hello, I’m Dr. DeFalco, and I’m going to review the notable physiological and comparative psychologists of the 19th and 20th century, and their perspectives on human nature. These important thought leaders, with their…

06 French and Russian Psychologists on Human Nature Title: Perspectives on Human Nature: Insights from French and Russian Psychology Hello. I’m Dr. DeFalco, and today I want to discuss the Perspectives on Human Nature from the French and Russian Psychologists perspective of the early 20th century.  This discussion will review the intellectual contributions from these…

05 The Psychoanalysts and Human Nature: Freud and Jung Hello. I’m Dr. DeFalco, and today, I want to take a look at how psychoanalysts approached the study of Human Nature.  Psychoanalysis, as a significant psychological and therapeutic movement, emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It gained prominence in the late 19th century…

08 October 2023 Dr. Jeanine A. DeFalco 004 Gestalt Psychology and Human Nature Hi, I’m Dr. DeFalco, and I’m going to briefly discuss Gestalt Psychology and how it influenced our understanding of Human Nature. In the late 19th and early 20th century, amidst a flurry of intellectual awakening and scientific exploration, emerged a school of…