Human Nature Flashcards
What is Freud’s view on Human nature?
( Selfishness View )
Freud suggests that humans are aggressive and seek for partners to gratify their possessions, cause pain and torture them.
Freud’s view includes 3 components that make up human behavior. What are they?
Superego, Ego, ID
According to Freud’s view of Superego, Ego, and ID - explain what each means.
Superego - refers to conscience
Ego - Balance between Superego and ID
ID - drive to fulfill desires
What is Freud’s view in accordance to the 3 levels of human nature?
Human behaviour is predictable if one can find
the unconscious, mental cause of the action. ·
Therefore, we are not free - but bound to the decisions that our
desires decide to throw into our· consciousness.
What is Hobbes view on human nature?
Humans are motivated by the desire for power and rule over others.
What is Schlick’s view on human nature?
Humans always act out of self-interest.
Heroic acts are simply done for the gratification it gives the individual.
What is Descartes’ view on human nature?
Humans have an ego - a self that is spiritual and exists after death. The self is conscious and rational.
What is Plato’s view on human nature?
Humans are made up of two distinct parts - “reason” and “appetites ( desires ) “.
Reason and desires compete. If reason wins, happiness is attained.
What is Augustine’s view on human nature?
The immaterial self can control its desires and could reason its way to an
understanding of God’s existence.
( Extra note :
humans strive to do what is right, to know and
love God.
Evil means refusing to serve and love God. Subsequently, humans bear full responsibility for their moral choices. )
What is Sarte’s view on human nature?
Humans are free to
make decisions and, in turn, live with the
consequences of our choices.
( we are our choices. )
What is Budha’s view on human nature?
All things are aggregates composed of
elements that inevitably change over time.
The universe is in a constant state of flux - since nothing is permanent, a
“self cannot be permanent.
What is Hume’s view on human nature?
All humans have free will to act out other characters and follow their desires.
What is Confucius’ view on human nature?
He believed in strong, moral leadership.
Ethics is based on human nature not religion.
