in his book "Emotional amoral Egoism: Neurophilosophical theory of human nature and universal security implications" by RE Nayef Al-Rodhan eloquently lays out his new philosophical approach to how human nature works. At the heart of his approach sees human nature as a tabula rasa predisposition, a clear distinction above approaches, such as Rousseau, who has designed human beings to be good by nature, or Hobbes, who saw human activity triggered by instinct alone.
In contrast to these earlier philosophy, Al-Rodhan a more differentiated view of human nature. His look is a mix between human instinct and environmental factors are how we decide on what action to take. Because of this mixed view in the background section that investigates and exposes the foundations of his philosophy more challenging, combining the traditional philosophical statements with basic scientific discourse.
So, what is predisposed tabula rasa that Al-Rodhan talking about? Using this concept, it's pretty easy to explain his view of how genetic predisposition and environment to work in the form of our nature, and guide our actions. Tabula Rasa uses means a clean slate, the mind or be open to external influences such guidelines. Al-Rodhan rejects this view of human nature, arguing that the environment, while still having a place in our decision tree, has a limited influence of genetics. We are born with a genetic structure that we can not change, only change. Genetic factors will influence to some degree how we act, will constitute our instincts and limit environmental impact.
to explain his philosophy, Al-Rodhan therefore explores in some depth, and the traditional philosophy of history, beautifully presented in a background chapter that the reader up to speed, and basic genetics. The reader will get all the information needed to understand the philosophy, but the book will challenge the reader to understand the philosophy, and science. As such, it is a departure from the traditional philosophy books.
To address the question of whether we are good by nature, or learn to be good through the analysis, the author argues that people can be, depending on the situation. He argues that we are guided by personal interests, limited genetic, and that decisions tend to be primarily based on emotion rather than rational thinking.
If this is the way the individual acts and decisions, what are the implications for our common life and can be learned to avoid international conflicts to be derived from this analysis? The author devotes the final part of his book to this question is a theory that emphasizes the importance of guaranteing basic human rights for all as a means of limiting the traditional causes of conflict. In his theory, the fundamental human rights would include access to food and shelter for all, certainly a challenge in some regions in the world. I find that this part of the book may represent the most innovative part of knjige.Teoriju that a better understanding of human nature can lead to a reduction of conflict implies that the traditional means to seek peace and harmony must fail because they do not address the root-causes of conflict. Of course, this book will give you plenty of room for discussion. To fully appreciate this book, especially the author's opinion about the conflict and to achieve peaceful coexistence, the reader must carefully read the opening chapters of the book to fully understand the theory of human nature that the author suggests.
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