Why do humans behave as they do? Answers based on “human nature" and their critique

Authors

  • Ciro Flamarion Cardoso Universidade Federal Fluminense, Campus do Gragoatá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i167p17-52

Keywords:

Human nature – biologic determinism – cultural determinism.

Abstract

This article focus on one of the possible kinds of answers to the question: what can explain the behavior and the actions of human beings? Namely, it analyses the answers to this question that stress a determinant human nature, be it genetic, otherwise natural, or not clearly attributed to natural factors. Critiques and alternatives, supported by the paper’s author, are also examined.

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Published

2012-12-30

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CARDOSO, Ciro Flamarion. Why do humans behave as they do? Answers based on “human nature" and their critique. Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 167, p. 17–52, 2012. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i167p17-52. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/49058.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.