Human nature
Human nature comprises the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of Thought, thinking, feeling, and agency (philosophy), acting—that humans are said to have nature (philosophy), naturally. The term is often used to denote ...
refers to the distinguishing characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling and acting, that humans tend to have naturally.
Human nature may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Literature
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''Human Nature'' (novel), a 1995 ''Doctor Who'' novel by Paul Cornell
*''Human Nature'', notebooks of
Donald Winnicott
Donald Woods Winnicott (7 April 1896 – 25 January 1971) was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology. He was a leading member of the Brit ...
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A Treatise of Human Nature
'' A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects'' (1739–40) is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, considered by many to be Hume's most important work and one of the ...
'' (1738), by Hume, sometimes abbreviated as "Hume's Human Nature"
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On Human Nature'', a book by Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson
Music
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Human Nature (band)
Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group, which formed in 1989, as a quartet featuring Toby Allen, Phil Burton and brothers, Andrew and Mike Tierney. Originally they were established as a doo-wop group, called the 4 Trax, when the memb ...
, an Australian vocal group formed in 1989
Albums
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''Human Nature'' (America album), 1998
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''Human Nature'' (Human Nature album), 2000
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''Human Nature'' (Harem Scarem album), 2006
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''Human Nature'' (Hardline album), 2016
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''Human Nature'' (Herb Alpert album), 2016
* ''Human Nature'', an upcoming album by
Swae Lee
Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown (born June 7, 1993), known professionally as Swae Lee, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Known for his wide vocal range and genre-bending, Lee first saw mainstream recognition as one half of the Mississ ...
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Human. :II: Nature.'' by Nightwish, 2020
Songs
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"Human Nature" (Michael Jackson song), 1982
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"Human Nature" (Madonna song), 1995
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"Human Nature" (Gary Clail On-U Sound System song), 1991
*"Human Nature", a song by Sevdaliza from ''
The Calling'' (2018) and ''
Shabrang'' (2020)
*"Human Nature", a song by
Adema
Adema () is an American rock band from Bakersfield, California. The band formed in 2000 with members vocalist Mark Chavez, guitarist Tim Fluckey, guitarist Mike Ransom, bassist Dave DeRoo, and drummer Kris Kohls. After their first two albums ...
Other arts, entertainment, and media
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''Human Nature'' (2001 film), a comedy-drama film starring Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans and Tim Robbins
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''Human Nature'' (2019 film), a documentary film
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"Human Nature" (''Doctor Who''), a 2007 ''Doctor Who'' episode by Paul Cornell based on the novel
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''Human Nature'' (journal), an academic journal published by Springer Science+Business Media
Other uses
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Chomsky–Foucault debate
The Chomsky–Foucault debate was a debate about human nature, between Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, on 22 October 1971 at 7:30 p.m. The debate was broadcast on 28 November 19 ...
, on human nature
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