Let us call the collection of these forces that push and pull at us from deep within
human nature. Human nature stems from the particular wiring of our brains, the
configuration of our nervous system, and the way we humans process emotions, all of
which developed and emerged over the course of the five million years or so of our
evolution as a species. We can ascribe many of the details of our nature to the distinct
way we evolved as a social animal to ensure our survival—learning to cooperate with
others, coordinating our actions with the group on a high level, creating novel forms of
communication and ways of maintaining group discipline. This early development lives
on within us and continues to determine our behavior, even in the modern, sophisticated
world we live in.
human nature. Human nature stems from the particular wiring of our brains, the
configuration of our nervous system, and the way we humans process emotions, all of
which developed and emerged over the course of the five million years or so of our
evolution as a species. We can ascribe many of the details of our nature to the distinct
way we evolved as a social animal to ensure our survival—learning to cooperate with
others, coordinating our actions with the group on a high level, creating novel forms of
communication and ways of maintaining group discipline. This early development lives
on within us and continues to determine our behavior, even in the modern, sophisticated
world we live in.
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