... as the driving force behind it. Human Nature, defined as essential qualities shared by all humans. Philosophy has often been concerned with identifying what constitutes and drives human nature and with determining whether human nature is essentially good or evil. These shared needs consist of food and water, shelter (although culturally relevant, for example shelter may be sought from cold harsh environmental conditions but also for the scorching sun) and numerous others. Often compared with the reoccurring social science argument of nature V nurture, and predominately in the works of Abraham Maslow (1908 - 1970) and his hierarchy of needs (see additional sources 2). The concept of the state of nature is twofold in its usage: many political thinkers/philosophers use the state of nature in their analysis of what is lawful and just by nature, independent of human conventions and decisions, but also, the question of how individuals living ...

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