What have you learned about human nature? In other words, based on a consideration of the topics covered this semester (from Old Regime to Totalitarianism), what generalizations can you make about what motivates human beings (what do we love, what do we fear, what can unify us, what can cause us to do good or evil, etc.)?

Based on your studies during the semester in this class, what have you learned about human nature? In other words, based on a consideration of the topics covered this semester (from Old Regime to Totalitarianism), what generalizations can you make about what motivates human beings (what do we love, what do we fear, what can unify us, what can cause us to do good or evil, etc.)?