Discussion Project Human Nature and Politics

Discuss and try to agree on an answer to the following question:

Do you think that human nature places limitations on what sorts of political systems are realistic or possible? Identify the features of human nature that you think are important, and be as specific as you can in identifying the political consequences of those features.

You might think of your task as filling in the blanks in the following sentence:

“Because human beings are naturally _________________________, any feasible or effective system of government must __________________________________________ .