What is human nature?

In a broad sense, human nature is the specific and unique behavior of thinking, emotion, rationality, etc. inherent in every human being. The inherent signs of human nature are different from animal nature. For this point of view, I understand it this way. Animals, so their initial stage performance is consistent with animal nature, for example, they all need to eat, sleep, have sex, reproduce, etc., but because of the influence of acquired environment, social morality, law, education, fortune, etc., people gradually It has formed specific and unique behaviors such as thoughts, feelings, and rationality that are different from animals. Of course, in a sense, it can be said that human nature is a higher animal nature, because human brains are more developed and advanced, and people are better at thinking. And creation, but also know how to better survive. So what is morality? In a broad sense, morality is a special social ideology that has developed with human history, and is a code of conduct that relies on social public opinion, traditional customs, people's inner beliefs and other forces to adjust the relationship between people and between individuals and society. Sum. It is different from laws and decrees in that it is not formulated by the state, and there is no coercive means to ensure its execution. simply put, Human nature is to do what I "want" to do! Do what you like in your heart. Morality is doing what I "should" do! What you can do and what you can't do, you can't do things according to your heart's desires. To give some simple examples: When you were a child, when you were on the bus, you managed to find a place to sit and saw an old man next to you. Would you let me sit? Let, this is morality, but do you want to sit? Think, think very much, this is human nature. When you grow up, you quarrel with your father. If your father still beats you and wants to fight, your father is really not your opponent, but so what? When he hits you, you can only hit the wall. Seriously, at that time, do you really want to fight back? Thinking, it is human nature for anyone to think about it. But if you don’t fight back, it is morality, because everyone knows that fighting back is an act of rebellion. No matter if your father is right or wrong, it is only right for him to hit you. And your fighting back is heinous. Morality and human nature are fundamentally opposed, a sharp and irreconcilable contradiction. On the one hand, people exist as individuals, and human nature is "individual", that is, people live in society with "individual" thoughts and feelings. On the other hand, in order to regulate the relationship between people and human beings, morality formulates rules and regulations. It emphasizes the interests of the whole, which must inhibit the free play of human nature. Whether watching TV, reading novels, reality or fantasy, we have never stopped struggling with morality and humanity. The importance of human nature and morality cannot be explained in a few words. Only when you really face it will you understand how you will judge and make choices. If you lose your morality, you will become a beast, and you will certainly not be able to live in this society. Survival, the whole society is becoming more and more degenerate and shameless. If you give up human nature, you will lose the personality of individual existence and the meaning of existence as a personality. Should this be worthy of joy or grief? Are you willing to give up all of humanity, or all of morals? I think it's just like what some people say: human nature is not necessarily good or bad, but it is necessary! Morality is not necessarily good or bad, but it is also necessary! ! isn't it? It is not denied that I am a bit selfish, but why am I not a moral person? The conflict between human nature and morality is carried out in the whole life process of human beings, and it also produces the joys, sorrows and joys of human beings. Human nature and morality seem to be two armies that have never stopped ruling and aggressing against human beings. Sometimes, in pain, morality kills. When we give up our humanity, sometimes we give up our struggle, our humanity will annihilate us in an instant.

Among the pre-Qin scholars, Confucius was the first to have a clear and systematic discussion on human nature. From the perspective of psychology, his theory of human nature first saw that human psychological development has a roughly similar natural basis; second, he emphasized education and environment. It has a decisive role in the development of human body and mind; especially, in the relationship between sex and habit, Confucius also believed that the result of learning or habituation will be the same as sex, which can become the natural performance or function of the body. His theory of the three qualities of sex is a further explanation of the relationship between his sex and habit. Secondly, the author takes the issue of human nature as the starting point of the study of Confucius' thought, thus providing a theoretical basis for the study of Confucius' benevolence thought and even the expansion of the whole book. Confucius is the earliest thinker in the history of our country who investigates human and human nature in the sense of subordinate category and draws important conclusions. The author pointed out that in the Spring and Autumn Period when human beings lacked rational understanding of nature and themselves, Confucius devoted his life to liberating people from the shackles of gods and hierarchical oppression, and persuaded people to give up prejudice, discrimination and violence with "sex similarity" and human love , to guide people to go beyond confrontation to symbiosis, beyond indifference to care, and beyond illusion to rationality. Its great historical significance lies in that Confucius tried to establish a humanistic concept that is consistent with the essence of human beings and adapted to the requirements of social development through the search for human nature and human consciousness, and then achieve social stability, political clarity, interpersonal harmony and harmony in the world. , thus laying the track of universal value construction and becoming the pioneer of human civilization. The author's exposition is profound and insightful, not only intrinsically connecting the discovery of man with the beginning of human civilization, but also giving historical care and echoes to the establishment of a harmonious society today. Finally, the author puts forward an overall understanding and description of Confucius' ideological system in the book, and believes that Confucius' ideological system is based on his understanding of human nature and human discovery, with "benevolence" as the core, and "modern mean" as the core. " is a speculative method, and is constituted by "ritual" as a social norm. These three categories are closely related and interact with each other, and they control various other categories and ideological concepts, including religion, justice and interests, talents, and economic, political, and cultural thinking. For thousands of years, the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise sees the wisdom in the study of Confucius' thought, and it is difficult to form a unified and consistent opinion without it. But in comparison, the author's opinion is still a family's words.