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social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > political psychology > human nature and politics
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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political psychology > human nature and politics

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human nature and politics  

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  • The topic of human nature encompasses a very large body of philosophical and psychological literature. For the most part, observers discussing human nature refer to those endogenous aspects of genetic, biological, and psychological functioning that rest inside the individual and appear immutable. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Human Nature and Politics]

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