human nature: the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature"


What is human nature? Is it defined by the position of the planets, or fate pounded with God? No human is exactly the same-- nature vs. nurture, even fingerprints-- yet somehow, we are classified by what drives us... what makes us tick. Theorists announce that free will drives us, the ability to make decisions; yet, what of communism? There's so many traits that humans have around the world, and so many arguments; it seems impossible to classify us in one to several categories, especially with modern scenarios.


The theories revolving around morality are the most controversial, mainly because most of them don't have as much religious bias. There are many views on the subject-- moral realism, subjectivism, relativism, absolutism, universalism, nihilism, amoralism, and several other "-isms" that make your head hurt-- yet they all regard the origin and nature of human morality. The theories vary from amoralism, which notes that there is no concept of morals, so everything is not right and wrong; to moral realism, which is the theory that states that certain things are right or wrong regardless of human opinion on the topic. 


With religion, nature vs. nurture, and influences from other sources, theories range and tend to wander when it comes to human nature. It's easy to agree, but when you look closer, you can manage to disagree. Some of these theories almost suggest human kind to stop questioning judgements, that we should stop being curious. What would become of our society? Throughout history, people questioned the laws and judgments of their superiors to bring a better outcome to their people. Without these traits that these "rules" seem to look down upon, we'd be set back years in our progression.