Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan
Field of reference: Sociology, History, Psychology
Description: Humans egoistic based nature leads to destructive desires at the expense of others and according to our human history we will not be capable of prosperity if our nature is not held in check
" A predominant part of human nature is driven by basic survival instincts that ensure the satisfaction of basic needs such as food, shelter, and personal safety. Greed, however, may lead to excess. While we recognize that ego can lead to the pursuit of power and drive the desire for achievement, we add a number of other possible consequences of ego, depicted in the diagram. First, ego can lead to the desire to dominate others or to exercise hegemony. Second, it can also lead to a belief in one’s own exceptionalism. Third, it is behind the need for belonging and the need for a positive identity, since both imply being recognized as an individual of worth. Ego can also result in cultural arrogance when it is fed by notions of superiority." The fulfillment of basic needs, the requirements of ego, and the assuagement of fear all form part of human nature. Under certain conditions each of these facets may lead to any combination of greed, aggression, dominance, occupation, the pursuit of power, a belief in exceptionalism, cultural arrogance, alliances, the search for a sense of belonging, and the need for a positive self-definition. Given these various innate survival instincts and drivers of behavior, we should be under no illusions about the possibility of morality in the absence an overarching institutional framework capable of guaranteeing security and mitigating against excesses related to the fulfillment of ego and basic needs. It is clear from human history that human beings cannot prosper in an ungoverned state of nature."
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