There are three basic beliefs about human nature that Larry Samovar, Richard Porter, and Nemi Jain argue about. They are; rationality, perfectibility, and mutability premises. I agree with them to an extent. Rationality is about the belief that most people can discover the truth through logical analysis. I do believe that people can figure certain things out through logical analysis. Some things that are either common sense or judgment calls can be made through this belief. Some institutions where this practice is based on would be in our government or trial by juries like the book mentioned. The next belief is Perfectibility. It is based on the old Puritan idea that humans are born into sin and they can achieve goodness through effort and control. I do agree that people can achieve goodness by doing certain things and becoming better people by what they do. The last premise is Mutability and that assumes that human behavior is shaped by environmental factors. It also says that ways to improve humans is to improve their physical and psychological circumstances. I do believe that our behaviors are shaped by our environment and how we see other humans behavior. In some cases to improve humans it can be done by improving their physical and psychological circumstances but it depends on what they want to improve. So I do agree with the premises for the most part. I don’t completely agree with the perfectibility premise 100% but I understand what it is trying to say and mostly agree with it.
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