Chawin: 17

Phariad: That wasn’t a question, but I’ll answer anyway since my kindness knows no bounds:

Human Nature: Perfectable? Nature VS Nurture

The two main ‘views’ of human nature can be seen in the opposite ends of the political spectrum; one side believes that humans are perfectable, and that we can live as moral, harmonious beings. The other side believes that humans are inherently evil, and require forceful governing to keep them in check.

This goes hand in hand with the theory of nature VS nurture; one side argues that humans are NATURALLY evil, the other argues that we can be NURTURED to be ‘good’. Whilst both of these claims hold water to a certain extent, there is a lot of grey area, as seen in contemporary society. Impoverished people met with cruelty can grow up to be model personalities, whilst people born into rich families with everything provided for them can equally become sociopathic serial killers. A study along this vein would examine theories posed by various experts, as well as observations to attempt to conclude if one of these views is correct, or whether both are equally likely to happen.