on-human-nature
According to online reviewers, the best thing about "On Human Nature" is its insightful exploration of psychological and social behaviors, which many find thought-provoking and well-researched. On the other hand, some reviewers criticize the book for being overly dense and challenging to read, making it less accessible to a general audience.
Kindle Highlights: On Human Nature: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface
Highlights
How does the mind work, and beyond that why does it work in such a way and not another, and from these two considerations together, what is man’s ultimate nature? — location: 201 ^ref-38092
innate censors and motivators exist in the brain that deeply and unconsciously affect our ethical premises; from these roots, morality evolved as instinct. If that perception is correct, science may soon be in a position to investigate the very origin and meaning of human values, from which all ethical pronouncements and much of political practice flow. — location: 256 ^ref-26202
Which of the censors and motivators should be obeyed and which ones might better be curtailed or sublimated? These guides are the very core of our humanity. — location: 275 ^ref-41898
To chart our destiny means that we must shift from automatic control based on our biological properties to precise steering based on biological knowledge. — location: 278 ^ref-36875
Are human beings innately aggressive? This is a favorite question of college seminars and cocktail party conversations, and one that raises emotion in political ideologues of all stripes. The answer to it is yes. — location: 1514 ^ref-54770