Human beings were trying to answer the simple from the first glimpse throughout the whole history, but enormously broad from the other perspective question: “What human nature is like?” The biggest problem with this question is that too many possible answers eliminate the one “right” answer. This is because of the number of factors that come into play when responding to such questions: professional life, personal experience, and life goals. Following this, the closest explanation of what is human nature is the process of living the other individual’s life in order to understand other’s mindset and define for themselves their essence of living.
Firstly, human nature is a problematic subject due to its diversity of possible explanations. However, the vast majority will agree that killing other people due to their race, culture, or national affiliation is a false description of human nature. For instance, many “cultural diseases” were spotted during history, such as African American racial conflict and Jewel’s oppression throughout history, especially before and during World War 2. Nevertheless, people who strive to destroy other ones define their humanity as their primary purpose (Du Bois 2). This illustrates the diversity of thoughts and the variety of directions in searching for the correct answer on what human nature is.
Secondly, after narrowing the scope of possible explanations to the logical answers, it is crucial to define the possible description of the leading essay’s question from the social science perspective. To begin with, according to Tocqueville, “Since the majority is the only power important to please, the works that it undertakes are ardently supported.” From this point of view, the scientific perspective on the “social” assumption leads to the notion that the gathering of different people in any country (The United States, for instance) determines their human nature. They define their nature as an interacting process with other people who share their interests (Tocqueville 285). Moreover, this possible explanation empowers by the tendency of thriving for the changes in the constitution to decrease the number of potential conflicts and increase the “peaceful” laws for the whole society.
Thirdly, while using a different approach to the “defining the human nature” strategy, it is crucial to come even more closely in pursuit of the answer. When the person is morally healthy, he or she should behave appropriately to the situation. However, individual control is not enough for them to reach the goal. The most important “tool” for defining human nature is the process of trying to be in the other person’s place. In modern society, this is called “empathy,” and the more time is dedicated to practicing the role-taking, the more an individual approaches the most logically correct answer (Haidt 2). Despite the lack of the right and specific explanation of human nature, the theory of empathy (that the process of empathy defines the human soul) has significant power. While some people understand a whole situation of a person and “live” this on their own, they become closer to the correct answer of humankind.
To conclude, the most essential and considerable contribution in understanding human nature is the process of empathy that helps people to live other’s life. To gain the closest answer, it is crucial to narrow the scope of factors that influence the response. For instance, generally, there is no sense of human nature in killing other people even if some exceptional individuals stand on another side. Moreover, the majority of people control human development, so one of the possible explanations is that gathering into groups and trying to leave peacefully is the primary human essence. On the other hand, the empathy assumption develops the previous statement that it is crucial to understand other individuals, so they “live their life after the gathering into groups.”
References
Du Bois, W.E.B. The Negro and the Warsaw Ghetto. Jewish Life, vol. 6, no.7. (May 1952) Rpt. In the Social Theory of W.E.B. Du Bois, edited by Phil Zuckerman, Sage Publications, 2004.
Haidt, J. The Righteous Mind. 1st ed., vol. 1, Netherlands, Adfo Books, 2013.
Tocqueville, A. Democracy in America. Vol. 1, The Pennsylvania State Electronic Classics Series Publication, 2002.