Human nature is the concept that there is a set of inherent
distinguishing characteristics, including ways of thinking
, feeling
and acting, that humans
tend to have.
Free will and determinism
The issue of free will and determinism underlies much of the debate about human nature. Free will, or agency, refers to the ability of humans to make genuinely free choices (in some sense). As it relates to humans, the thesis of determinism implies that human choices are fully caused by internal and external forces
