Elocution

\el-uh-KYOO-shuhn\, noun:
the art of speaking or reading clearly in public, including gestures, pronunciation, and tones

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An honest theory of human theory sounds rather like a guide to creative writing—though many guidelines can and should be set down to help one better understand, nearly every rule can be broken. This springs from the peculiar addition of sapience, the ability to reflect on any tenet carved into the stone of humanity and, due to that reflection, change it. So while there are many things we can say are inherent to humans, few of them survive disapproving reflection and conscious action.

When I hear “nature”, I think of something that cannot be changed. The human nature, however, is not such a thing—if I were to cut up my already fractured theory of human nature, I would establish primary and secondary characteristics. Among the primary would be very few things, foremost among them the ability to change as the mind sees fit. I could reason to put needs such as eating and sex in the secondary category, as the individual, though he or she will not last very long, can overcome even these most basic instincts.

Yet still I feel there is much to find that is inherent to all humans—centered primarily in pre-nurture states. I’m still working through it.