The Universals of Human Nature: A Method of Their Detection through Scientific Evidence and Literary Fiction
With the arrival of biological evolutionism and behaviourism, the concept of human nature has become very unstable. The proposed method for detecting the features of human nature based on discomfort allows us to reconsider human nature and regard the species as ontological entities. The human specie...
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| description | With the arrival of biological evolutionism and behaviourism, the concept of human nature has become very unstable. The proposed method for detecting the features of human nature based on discomfort allows us to reconsider human nature and regard the species as ontological entities. The human species is represented by biosubstrates that instantiate essential universals. When society restricts fundamental behavioural expressions, individuals experience discomfort, which leads to rebellion. These expressions of discomfort lead us to recognise the basic universals of human nature. Discomfort arises from the disruption of the symmetrical relationship between nature and nurture. These propositions are also supported in fiction, as seen in Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Men Like Gods, Abduction and Childhood’s End. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-427499f4486749c0b2d3191adae5c2bc2025-08-20T01:57:20ZengMasaryk UniversityProfil1212-90972024-12-01252516510.5817/pf24-2-39121The Universals of Human Nature: A Method of Their Detection through Scientific Evidence and Literary FictionTomáš Károly0Department of Philosophy and Applied Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovak RepublicWith the arrival of biological evolutionism and behaviourism, the concept of human nature has become very unstable. The proposed method for detecting the features of human nature based on discomfort allows us to reconsider human nature and regard the species as ontological entities. The human species is represented by biosubstrates that instantiate essential universals. When society restricts fundamental behavioural expressions, individuals experience discomfort, which leads to rebellion. These expressions of discomfort lead us to recognise the basic universals of human nature. Discomfort arises from the disruption of the symmetrical relationship between nature and nurture. These propositions are also supported in fiction, as seen in Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Men Like Gods, Abduction and Childhood’s End.https://journals.phil.muni.cz/profil/article/view/39121/33623behaviourismfictionhuman naturenature versus nurturespeciesuniversals |
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| title | The Universals of Human Nature: A Method of Their Detection through Scientific Evidence and Literary Fiction |
| title_full | The Universals of Human Nature: A Method of Their Detection through Scientific Evidence and Literary Fiction |
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| title_sort | universals of human nature a method of their detection through scientific evidence and literary fiction |
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