The Interactions Between Instinct and Intellect and its Impact on
Human Behavior
Length: 208 pages
Mark Abraham was displeased by the phenomenon of politicking,
although he studied it for a deeper and more accurate understanding
of this fatigued term, "politics," as a major aspect of human
affair. For reasons he could not identify as a student, he was
never satisfied with the prevailing definitions. Thus, he asked his
professors in both undergraduate and graduate school in the
political science department to share their understanding of the
term with him. Each of them seemed to have an understanding
uniquely different from all the rest. Then, he realized that this
was a vaguely understood phenomenon even by the professors in the
field and he relented his efforts and concluded that, "politics,"
was one of the most used but the least understood phenomena. As he
developed his own theories, he formulated that unlike the commonly
perceived concept, politics is not just a profession for the few in
each society, but it is a brand of behavior unique to humans that
starts in early childhood. Thus, he formulated, "to be instinctive
is to be selfish. To be selfish and intelligent is to be political.
Because instincts and intellect are permanent human fixtures,
politicking that results for their cofunction also becomes a
permanent human fixture." This perception justifies Aristotle's
claim that, "man is a political animal." The ultimate objective of
politicking is to impose and thus, he tries to redefine it. He
perceives politicking as a range of complex and manipulative deeds
afforded by people to impose their will and interest on others
against their will and interest. As such, it erodes innocence and
is one of the least desirable of all human attributes.
Yet the selfish nature of all instincts as the driving force
behind politics is the sole force that governs the world of
animals, thus politicking becomes the refined reflection of animals
in man. Where animals use fangs, claws, venom, speed and brute
force to subdue and devour their pray, humans apply politics that
includes the use of brute force. Misconceiving this term greatly
contributes to human conflicts at all levels, which is why most
people unconsciously dislike politicking and politics worldwide.
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